Colombia Investors Brace for Peso Slump on Trump Tariffs
- White House, Colombia reached a deal on deported migrants
- Trump earlier ordered tariffs as nation rejects migrant return
US President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on Colombian goods, which will be raised to 50% in one week.
Photographer: Paul Smith/Bloomberg
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Colombian traders are bracing for a volatile session Monday after a dispute with the US over deported migrants triggered a brief threat of tariffs from President Donald Trump.
The South American nation reversed its decision to reject the return of the migrants after Trump announced an emergency 25% tariff on all Colombian goods coming into the US. That call had sparked warnings of a deep selloff in Colombian assets and a slide in emerging-market currencies globally with the Mexican peso weakening more than 1%.