57 h. ago Gold set for seventh weekly gain as U.S. shutdown clouds rate path

Bullion held above US$3,880 an ounce, less than US$20 from a record reached on Thursday

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5 d. ago European Stocks Are Set for Best September Gain in Six Years

European stocks were set to wrap up September with the best performance since 2019, as optimism around resilient US economic growth and lower interest rates lifted risk appetite.

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5 d. ago European Stocks Retreat With BHP Declining on China Cargo Ban

European stocks fell on Tuesday, taking the shine off the best September performance since 2019, as Bloomberg News reported that China moved to ban all iron ore cargoes from BHP Group Ltd.

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9 d. ago Ottawa says Chinese EV tariff review is ’informal,’ with no specific deadline

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is reviewing its decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs — but it can’t or won’t say when the review began, or when it will end. The tariffs took effect on Oct. 1, 2024, and the regulatory order published imposing them said “the government intends […]

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1 week ago Oil Set for Big Weekly Gain as Pressure on Russia Intensifies

Oil headed for its biggest weekly gain in more than three months as US President Donald Trump increased pressure on buyers of Russian energy in a bid to end the war in Ukraine.

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1 week ago B.C. MP Jenny Kwan urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China

Jenny Kwan said she is an "evergreen target" of interference from Beijing and noted the Chinese government has tried to threaten and intimidate other Canadians.

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1 week ago John Ivison: Canada will have to dance with China, but at what cost to the auto industry?

All the signs point to Ottawa offering the Chinese some form of relief on EV tariffs, in exchange for lifting levies on canola, pork and seafood

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2 w. ago Poll says Canadians want Chinese EV tariffs dropped to reduce levies on Canadian canola

But opening up Canada to Chinese EVs would be disaster for Canada's auto sector, cybersecurity, says industry rep

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2 w. ago Chinese Startup Wants to Bring Its Tiny EVs to European Streets

Chinese electric vehicle brands led by BYD Co. are winning over European customers with sleek, high-tech models at competitive prices. Now, a startup is looking to muscle in on a more modest market: micro cars.

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2 w. ago Ontario premier urges Carney to maintain tariff on Chinese EVs despite canola levy

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to maintain Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the measure is critical to securing a trade deal with the U.S. and protecting Canada’s auto sector. Carney met with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe yesterday to talk about China’s canola […]

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2 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Moe says killing tariff on Chinese EVs ‘not as simple as that’

Moe was quick to call for Canada to drop the electric vehicle tariff, but appears to have changed his tune slightly

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2 w. ago Feds ‘looking at’ axing Chinese EV tariffs to ease canola tax

China imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian canola, pulse, pork in response to Canada's 100% tax on Chinese-made EVs

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3 w. ago Gas Markets Brace for Glut With No Sign of China Demand Rebound

Global gas traders are leaving a major industry conference in Milan without a clear consensus on when — or even if — demand from Chinese buyers will rebound, a key risk as liquefied natural gas supplies keep piling up.

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3 w. ago Chinese EVs Set to Gain Share in Singapore as Rebates Extended

Chinese automakers like BYD Co. look set to tighten their grip on Singapore’s market, after the city-state extended electric vehicle incentives for at least another 12 months.

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3 w. ago John Ivison: Carney gets caught between China and the U.S. over cars and canola

Trump could see the importation of cheap Chinese EVs into Canada as a backdoor into the U.S. market and impose his own tariff on canola

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