Trump Heads Toward Tariff Barrage on Canada, Mexico and China
Canada and Mexico have both worked to head off tariffs, though what more they can do isn’t clear. Canada appointed a fentanyl czar and dedicated new measures to border security, as Trump had asked.
Bessent Says He Sees Inflation Reaching Fed's 2% Target Quickly
Bessent was responding Sunday to data in a CBS News poll published Sunday. While 82% said inflation should be a high priority for Trump, only 29% said they think he is prioritizing it “a lot,” ...
Europe's nightmare is here: They have to fight Putin without the U.S.
In the short term, there are holes in Europe’s capabilities that are plugged by the U.S. And even if they can muster the funds and the manufacturing capacity to supply Ukraine, U.S. capacity in areas ...
Trump Orders Investigation Into Lumber Ahead of Likely Tariffs
US President Donald Trump is ordering the Commerce Department to launch an investigation into the national security harm posed by lumber imports, laying the legal groundwork for new tariffs he’s ...
North Korea’s US$1.5 billion heist puts crypto on notice
Crypto thefts by North Korea-linked hackers more than doubled last year to US$1.34 billion, accounting for about 60 per cent ...
Trump, Zelenskiy fail to sign Ukraine minerals deal after outburst
Trump took umbrage with Zelenskiy’s doubts that the U.S. president’s efforts to broker a deal with Russia would lead to ...
Key questions remain on how tariffs will apply to energy, just days from Trump's deadline
The tariffs, originally anticipated on Feb. 4, were delayed to March 4, which provided some breathing room, but the lack of ...
Canada open to conversation on KXL, but not until threat of tariffs is dropped, minister says
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is open to having a conversation about reviving the Keystone XL ...
'I don't see how that ever is going to be possible': EV skepticism builds amid tariff threats, headwinds
“The chaos and uncertainty plaguing the North American auto industry, which is under the constant threat of tariffs and a ...
Posthaste: Trump's tariff threats could hasten Canada's productivity decline, warns RBC
The good, old Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news, after U.S. President Donald Trump told the world he wants it built ...
Forecast-beating GDP 'won't sway' Bank of Canada: What the economists say
“Canada’s economy showed some evident sparks of life in the final quarter of 2024 as it responded to lower interest rates and a sales tax holiday, but that flame could still be extinguished in 2025 if ...
‘Everyone's in crisis mode’: How Canadian companies are rushing to prepare for day one of Trump's tariffs
For the past month, customs broker Steve Bozicevic has been receiving constant inquiries from Canadian companies asking about harmonized tariff schedule (HTS) codes, ten-digit figures that identify ...