17 h. ago China’s Farmers Battle Early Weather Threats as Trade Curbs Bite

Dry spells and heavy rains in key Chinese farming regions are raising early concerns over crops, at a time when trade conflicts are hampering the country’s imports.

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7 d. ago ECB Cuts Interest Rates Again as Trump Tariff Fears Threaten Recovery

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the seventh time since last June as global trade tensions threaten to derail the region’s economic recovery.

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7 d. ago Here’s what economists are saying about the Bank of Canada announcement

Inflation, trade tensions with the United States, and the threat of a recession weigh heavily on economists' minds

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8 d. ago Ontario throne speech promises a ‘more resilient and more self

The government's first bill is expected to be on interprovincial trade, as Ford looks to bolster the economy against economic threats from Donald Trump

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9 d. ago German Investor Outlook Plunges as US Trade Chaos Takes Toll

Investor confidence in Germany’s economy plummeted as US President Donald Trump’s on-off trade measures threaten to choke off a nascent recovery.

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1 week ago Hedge Funds Reversed Oil Bets at Record Pace After Trump Tariffs

Hedge funds reversed their position on oil at the fastest pace on record as US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs against major trade partners, threatening to cripple global energy demand.

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2 w. ago China’s Consumer Deflation Persists as Trade War Poses New Risks

China’s consumer deflation extended for a second month in March, as an escalating trade war with the US threatens to put more downward pressure on prices.

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2 w. ago Oil Extends Brutal Selloff as Fresh Tariff Wave Imperils Demand

Oil extended a brutal selloff that’s driven prices to a four-year low as an intensifying trade war threatens to batter energy demand.

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2 w. ago Oil Extends Steep Selloff as Fresh Tariff Wave Imperils Demand

Oil extended a steep selloff that’s driven prices to four-year lows as an intensifying trade war threatens to batter energy demand, with investors waiting for a fresh wave of levies to go into effect.

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2 w. ago What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets

WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States’ longstanding alliances in Europe and Asia. Goods imported from dozens of countries and territories are now going to be taxed at sharply higher rates, and that is expected to drive up the costs of […]

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3 w. ago Canada Trade Balance Flips to Deficit as Tariff Threats Grow

Canada’s exports to its biggest customer, the US, as well as other countries plunged in February, as threats and implementation of the Trump administration’s tariffs started to redraw global trading flows.

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3 w. ago Commodities Hit as Trump’s Tariffs Threaten Demand and Economy

Commodities from oil to industrial metals to grains slipped as President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught ratcheted up a trade war that threatens to hurt the global economy and demand for raw materials. Gold steadied after hitting a fresh record high.

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3 w. ago America’s 49th state shows support for Canada that Trump wants to make its 51st

'We can't imagine Alaska without Canada': Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp says the state doesn't support Trump's trade war and annexation threats

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3 w. ago Tariffs Pose Threat as American Dairy Sets Future on Exports

President Donald Trump’s trade war is threatening US dairy exports just as the industry needs new markets for its booming production.

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3 w. ago China’s Fish Farmers Face Higher Food Costs After Canada Tariffs

Fish food could be one of the more obscure casualties of a world fighting over trade, disrupting a supply chain that runs from the North American prairies to the thousands of fish farms that dot China’s rivers, lakes and deltas.

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last month Trump’s Threat of ‘Secondary Tariffs’ Invents New Trade Weapon

President Donald Trump appeared to invent a new weapon of economic statecraft on Monday by threatening what he dubbed “secondary tariffs” on countries that buy oil from Venezuela to choke off its oil trade with other nations.

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