The Trump administration hiked tariffs on $200-billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 per cent from 10 per cent, escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington. China's commerce ministry [...]
The quality of American food imports to Canada could be affected by the prolonged partial government shutdown in the US. This is according to one food policy expert, Sylvain Charlebois, a [...]
As many Canadian importers know, as of July 1, 2018, Canada is applying a surtax to many goods of U.S. origin that were previously duty-free. The U.S. adding tariffs to many Canadian products [...]
The United States, Canada and Mexico came to a last minute agreement on the revised trade deal that replaces NAFTA. The three countries signed the USMCA deal on November 30th, 2018. This leaves [...]
The presidents of the U.S. and Mexico announced Aug. 27 a preliminary agreement in principle on a bilateral free trade agreement that President Trump indicated will replace NAFTA. The deal is [...]
Tariffs were introduced on July 1st, in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Steel and aluminum are on the list of products targeted for Canadian counter-tariffs totaling $16.6 [...]
Canada hits back at U.S. with dollar-for-dollar on steel tariffs, aluminum, maple syrup and more Mexico and the EU have imposed their own “rebalancing measures”. With the EU taking the added step [...]
In recent US and Chinese News – Top officials from China and the US reached a consensus on some aspects of the countries’ trade feud while, ultimately leaving disagreements over other [...]
With a single step, Kim Jong Un broke with decades of hostility and distrust to become the first leader from North Korea to cross into South Korean territory since 1953. It marked the beginning [...]
The EU and Mexico announced today that they had reached an “agreement in principle” modernizing an existing free trade agreement. Under the updated terms, practically all trade of [...]
