Posted May 02, 2019
Finance Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley said this week that he won’t move forward with USMCA ratification unless Trump drops his tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico. Continue Reading
Posted April 29, 2019
During an interview this weekend, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz suggested a slowdown in global trade is a “fairly temporary phenomenon” that likely has much to do with recent U.S. trade actions. Continue Reading
Posted April 23, 2019
Despite having called for a boycott of the bike maker, Trump today reversed course, pledging to strike back against “unfair” EU tariffs that the company partially blamed for a significant fall in earnings. Continue Reading
Posted April 10, 2019
As policy makers gather in Washington for the IMF’s and World Bank’s spring meetings, Trump is signalling that he has no intention of backing off the many trade fights the U.S. is now embroiled in. Continue Reading
Posted April 05, 2019
Citing a lack of good will on all sides and a “toxic” political environment in both Ottawa and Washington, many experts see little chance of the revamped NAFTA being ratified any time soon. Continue Reading
Posted April 01, 2019
Frustrated by Trump’s refusal to lift his metals tariffs, Ottawa is reportedly considering additional “dollar for dollar” countermeasures to account for the exemptions granted to some Canadian importers. Continue Reading
