Trump, Canada and tariff
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Canada’s steel industry fears that Chinese steel facing steep tariffs in the United States will be sent north and overwhelm the Canadian market.
Canada is one of the United States' top trading partners, with more than $410 billion of goods crossing into the country last year.
Part of Carney’s success can be attributed to Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. last year. After Trump talked of imposing high tariffs on Canada, and mused about making the country a 51st U.S. state,
The country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been called the “Trump whisperer,” and negotiations have been cordial and professional. But it’s been a wild ride.
President Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is not his first choice to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whose term ends next May. “Well, he’s not, because I like the job he’s doing,
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President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.
After long insisting that Canada could avoid Trump tariffs through talks, Mark Carney now says that is unlikely for any nation.
President Trump has taken an unconventional approach to trade negotiations by sending form letters to foreign leaders.