Trade Talks

• Tech firms want Congress to pass U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact soon

  The joint letter, signed by Internet Association, the Semiconductor Industry Association and other trade groups, said the new trilateral agreement would set global standards for access and usage of digital trade.

  World

  Sep 9, 2019
  
• U.S.-China trade talks to resume in October as economic impact lingers

  The Chinese Commerce Ministry gave no details but said the two sides want to create “favorable conditions.”

  World

  Sep 5, 2019
  
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• Trump signs beef trade deal with EU amid trade dispute with China

  The beef deal could help alleviate some of the damage to the domestic agricultural industry due to tariffs Beijing has imposed on U.S products in retaliation for U.S. levies on China.

  Economy

  Aug 2, 2019
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• New round of trade talks between U.S. and China end with no word on progress

  The meeting ended about 40 minutes ahead of schedule.

  World

  Jul 31, 2019
• Trump, Trudeau meet in hopes of pushing trade deal over the finish line

  The Oval Office meeting is aimed primarily at pushing the new North American trade deal over the finish line in both countries.

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2019
• Nancy Pelosi says new NAFTA not possible without worker rights in Mexico

  Democratic lawmakers say the deal must ensure workers in Mexico have the right to organize, a step that would require new Mexican labor laws.

  Politics

  Apr 2, 2019
• How Trump’s negative comments about Chrystia Freeland factored into the new trade deal

  The comments just might have been the catalyst for the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2018
• Canadian dairy farmers slam new trade agreement, say it will have ‘dramatic impact’

  Dairy Farmers of Canada issued a terse statement soon after the agreement was announced late Sunday, following 14 months of difficult negotiations between the parties.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2018
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• Bill Kelly: Welcome to NAFTA — the sequel

  The big takeaway is that Canada was able to preserve a trade deal that the American president continually threatened to tear up.

  Oct 1, 2018
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• Bill Kelly: Snap election talk is back on the table

  The thinking is that the prime minister will tell Canadians that he needs a strong mandate from voters in order to go toe to toe with Trump on what is becoming a trade crisis.

  Sep 10, 2018