Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariff efforts leave oil markets scrambling

Effects on Canadian crude, China’s demand and energy companies already being felt, analysts say

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, 31 March 2025. — US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, 31 March 2025.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX

Robert Stewart

North America Energy CorrespondentBaton Rouge

Published 1 April 2025, 09:16Updated 1 April 2025, 15:05

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