Trump Trade War

• ‘They’re on,’ Trump says as tariffs on Chinese imports set to kick in on Sunday

  Expect a direct hit on many U.S. consumers from U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports. He had no intention of pulling back on import taxes set to kick in Sunday.

  World

  Aug 31, 2019
  
• Canada offers to help Brazil fight Amazon forest fires as flames take centre stage at G7

  Freeland has spoken to her counterpart in Brazil, Ernesto Araújo, and offered Canada's assistance in fighting the forest fires, a government official told Global News.

  Economy

  Aug 26, 2019
  
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• Three quarters of economists in U.S. business group predict U.S. recession by end of 2021

  The economists surveyed by the NABE were skeptical about prospects for success of the latest round of U.S.-China trade negotiations.

  Economy

  Aug 19, 2019
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• Trump’s latest China tariffs will cost U.S. consumers $200 per year: economists

  That cost would come on top of the roughly $830 cost imposed per household from Trump’s existing tariffs, according to a New York Federal Reserve analysis.

  World

  Aug 2, 2019
• Companies mislabelling products, moving factories out of China to avoid Trump tariffs

  Most companies that stand to be hurt by Trump’s tariffs are hunkering down, not knowing when, whether or how his yearlong trade war with China will end.

  World

  Jul 18, 2019
• Trudeau to discuss China and G20 summit with Trump on visit to Washington

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on June 20.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2019
• Tariffs 101: Common questions about Trump’s tariffs answered

  Here’s a look at what tariffs are and how they work.

  World

  Jun 1, 2019
• Retaliatory tariffs were key to getting U.S. to lift steel and aluminum levies: Trudeau

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods were key to restoring free access to the U.S. market for Canadian steel and aluminum.

  Canada

  May 21, 2019
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• Farmers still support Trump despite costly trade war with China

  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.

  World

  May 19, 2019
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• U.S. stocks post broad declines amid U.S.-China tariff standoff, recover some losses

  Wall Street sank on Monday after China defied Washington by announcing retaliatory tariffs, the latest salvo in the two countries' increasingly belligerent trade war, sending investors fleeing equities for less risky assets.

  Money

  May 13, 2019