US datacenters in for shock as Canada mulls cutting the juice over Trump tariffs
theregister.co.ukTrump's tariffs are raising a new question mark over US datacenters and their expanding energy consumption, with price hikes possible as Canada threatens to withhold energy supplies in response.
The recently inaugurated President Trump unleashed 25 percent tariffs targeting imports from Canada and Mexico on February 1, while his favorite villain China got a 10 percent duty imposed. However, energy-related imports from America's northern neighbor will be subject to a lower 10 percent tariff.
These tariffs have widely been met with dismay, with tech industry groups within the US saying they are not a good idea and stock markets in Europe and Asia declining amid threats of a widespread trade war.
In Canada, it is being suggested the country should go further in retaliation than merely imposing its own tariffs on US-made goods, and withhold the supply of key items to America including energy resources.
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