Reading Time: 2 minutes After making no move to impose tariffs against Canada on his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled his intention to bring the promised economic measures into effect at the start of February.
Trump says tariffs planned for Feb. 1; Trudeau says everything on the table for response
Trump won’t impose tariffs immediately, reports suggest
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will not impose threatened tariffs on Canadian goods immediately, according to several U.S. reports.
The news came within hours of Trump being sworn in as 47th President of the United States.
EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing payback
Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3 per cent at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.
EU challenges China’s dairy product probe at WTO
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Commission launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday against China's investigation into EU dairy products, initiated after the European Union placed import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
China’s carrot-and-stick tactics on EU nations start to pay off
China appears to allow no room for negotiations or concessions with Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Beijing, as a vote on EU duties on China-made electric vehicles looms, employed a carrot-and-stick approach to deal with the 27-strong bloc, but appears to have no concessions for Canadian canola.
Chinese tariffs not expected to stop canola flow
Anti-dumping investigation announcement had an immediate affect on prices, but market access not seen as major worry
Reading Time: 3 minutes China's shot across Canada's bow is splashing alarmingly close to U.S. farmers, who also felt the impact of China's announced anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola as American elevator prices reflected the selloff.
China begins anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes China announced on Monday the start of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of canola from Canada, just weeks before Ottawa's 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products come into force.
EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is closely monitoring China’s response to a new round of Canadian tariffs. The fear is that China may respond with retaliatory tariffs or other trade-restricting measures applied to some Canadian agri-food exports.
Canada may unveil retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods Tuesday
Stock trailers could be among affected aluminum wares
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will announce on Tuesday that it is going ahead with a threat to slap retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods after Washington said it would impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports, CTV said on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said last month that Ottawa would impose sanctions on $3.6 […] Read more
Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders
Reading Time: 4 minutes Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert a tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum program and deploy security forces to stem the flow of illegal Central American migrants. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose five per cent import […] Read more
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