trade
Canada wants free trade deal with ASEAN nations: Trudeau
…but experts suggest it could take years to finalize an agreement with the 10-nation bloc.
UK says Brexit deal ‘almost within touching distance’
Britain wants to seal a deal this fall, so that Parliament has time to vote on it before the UK leaves the bloc on March 29.
Trump suggests France would have been defeated without US
Trump tweeted, “They were starting to learn German in Paris before the US came along.”
Trudeau lays down challenge to companies in bid to boost trade with Asia [UPDATED]
ASEAN region is nearly 650 million people and already Canada’s sixth-biggest trading partner.
Canada still hopes to secure free trade deal with China
Carr says China’s interest in so many Canadian products could ultimately lead to a comprehensive agreement.
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US midterm results could delay new trade deal into 2020, watchers warn
Will the Democrats help push through USMCA, or will they play hardball with Trump?
Canada could ratify new NAFTA even if U.S. tariffs stay put: Trudeau [UPDATED]
An end to tariffs on steel and aluminum was not part of the USMCA.
NA aluminum associations urge end to tariffs before trade deal signed
Letter notes no tariffs or quotas are needed because of action already taken by the three countries.
Atlantic Canada trade mission hopes to bolster trade links to China
Federal and provincial effort will promote food, education, clean growth, and tourism sectors.
Dairy farmer anger over trade deal gets awkward for one Liberal MP
Pierre Breton offered support to farmers in his rural riding at a protest that opposed his government’s trade policy.
NAFTA 2.0 could draw some jobs back to US, but at what cost?
Review of the agreement suggests it could also mean higher prices for consumers and more inefficiencies for businesses.
USMCA a lost opportunity for freer trade between Canada and US: report
Fraser Institute says opportunity squandered with protected industries that were off-limits from the start.
Remove US steel, aluminum tariffs before signing USMCA: Mexican minister
Won’t accept any American proposal to agree to a quota system on metals as a way for the US to remove the duties.
Bank of Canada raises rate, signals future hikes could arrive sooner
The rate is now higher than it’s been in about a decade.
Abe to bring business leaders to Beijing amid US trade spat
China is Japan’s biggest trade partner.
