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Prospect of US-China trade deal worries Canadian farmers
Exports of beef, pork, canola and soybeans have largely been locked out of the massive Chinese market.
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U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
Still planning to go ahead with 10% tariffs on about US$300 billion in Chinese imports.
Bolton says US ready to negotiate post-Brexit trade pact
Talks could start with areas where the two sides are likely to agree.
Trump administration to seek Britain trade deal after Brexit
US remains committed to respecting whatever Britain’s final decision on Brexit is and is eager to conclude a trade deal.
China trade war escalation threatens US economy with recession
Uncertainty leads companies to postpone plans to invest, expand and hire, trends that can trigger a severe economic downturn.
China’s yuan falls further amid trade war fears
A weaker yuan might disrupt Chinese efforts to shore up cooling economic growth.
Trump threatens to get ‘much tougher’ with China on trade
Trump is tweeting his frustration as negotiations between the countries resume.
Huawei says sales up 23% despite US controls
Export curbs threatened Huawei’s smartphone sales by disrupting access to the Android operating system supplied by Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit.
Chinese importers looking at buying more US farm goods
Beijing blocked imports of U.S. soybeans and raised tariffs on other farm products in response to Trump’s duty increases on Chinese goods.
California signs deal with 4 automakers to raise gas mileage [UPDATED]
Negotiations between the Trump administration and California over gas mileage have been at an impasse for months.
Cambodia says plastic waste shipments came from US, Canada
Any company found to be involved in bringing in the waste will be fined and waste will be returned to countries of origin.
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Canadian manufacturers exercising extreme caution in adopting technology
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US trade deficit rises to five month high of US$55.5B in May
The goods gap with China widened 12.2% to US$30.2 billion.
Canadian production falls at fastest pace for three-and-a-half years
Latest U.S.-China trade frictions holding back the Canadian manufacturing sector: IHS Markit.
New Trudeau-Trump opioid plan helps rebuild frayed relations from trade talks
Canada and the US tackling opioids could create goodwill on the trade front.
