A March CNN/Des Moines Register poll of registered Republicans in Iowa found 81 per cent approved of how Trump is handling his job, and 82 per cent had a favourable view of the president, an increase of five points since December. Continue reading
Trump has minimized the worth of China’s purchases of U.S. goods and services, misstated the trade deficit and ignored the inevitable rise in many costs to consumers when imports are heavily taxed. Continue reading
While Canadian officials say a suspension of pork exports to China is an administrative issue, one academic specializing in food distribution says it’s all politics. Continue reading
He also delayed plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, as previously scheduled. Continue reading
The two nations have been locked in a trade war for much of the past year, disrupting the flow of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and stoking fears of a global economic slowdown. Continue reading
The U.S. and Chinese economies each lost about $2.9 billion annually due to Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs on soybeans, corn, wheat and sorghum, according to an agricultural economist. Continue reading
The tax agency said Beijing will suspend a 25 per cent import charge on $66 billion of cars and trucks and a 5 per cent charge on $60 billion of auto parts. Continue reading
The news prompted a rally in automakers’ shares. Continue reading
The trade war between the United States and China, the killing of a Saudi journalist in the country’s Istanbul Consulate and the conflict over Ukraine are likely to be on the agenda. Continue reading
Demand from Canada’s largest export market, the United States, remains strong, thanks to a healthy U.S. economy, a weak Canadian dollar and from President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war with China. Continue reading