5 h. ago Kinew, Moe want China EV tariffs ended to get Beijing to lift canola duties

Manitoba and Saskatchewan's premiers are calling on the federal government to end its tariffs on Chinese EVs in hopes Beijing will lift its canola duties.

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11 h. ago China says it won’t back down from Trump’s 100 per cent tariff threat

It was China's first official comment on Trump's threat to jack up the tax on imports from China by Nov. 1 in response to new Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earths.

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26 h. ago Kinew says drop tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to get Chinese duties dropped

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and pork. Kinew says in a letter to Mark Carney on Saturday that while he believes protecting Canada’s vehicle industry is important, he […]

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33 h. ago Crypto sees more than $6 billion in liquidations after Trump tariff threats to China

Crypto market traders were hit by record liquidations just days after Bitcoin touched an all-time high, volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. Cryptocurrency prices tumbled on Friday after Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China and export controls on software. The […]

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50 h. ago Oil prices tumble to a 5 month low on new Trump tariff threats

The price of oil tumbled to a 5 month low on Friday as global markets plunged following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to greatly increase tariffs on Chinese imports.

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53 h. ago Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on ‘very hostile’ China, no longer wants to meet with Xi

Trump accused China of trying to 'hold the World “captive”' after it announced export limits on rare earth minerals and 'virtually anything else they can think of'

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53 h. ago Trump threatens additional 100% tariffs as ‘very hostile’ China announces export restrictions

But Trump said he could retreat from his massive tariff escalation if the Chinese backed down from threatened restrictions on rare earth metals

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57 h. ago Trump says no reason to meet Xi, threatens ‘massive’ China tariffs

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he no longer feels the need for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this month, slamming Beijing for hostile trade practices and threatening “massive” tariffs. In a lengthy and unexpected Truth Social post, Trump railed against China imposing export controls on rare earth minerals — a […]

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58 h. ago U.S. stocks drop toward worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China

NEW YORK — A monthslong calm on Wall Street is shattering Friday, and U.S. stocks are falling after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2% and was heading toward its worst loss since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 598 points, or 1.3%, after earlier […]

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59 h. ago Trump threatens China with new tariffs, says no reason to meet Xi

Trump, due to meet Xi in about three weeks in South Korea, complained on social media about what he called China's plans to hold the global economy hostage.

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3 d. ago Mexico Congress Halts China Tariff Debate on Lawmakers’ Concern

Mexican lawmakers will pause until late November the discussion of a government proposal to impose tariffs of as much as 50% on cars, steel and other products imported from China and several Asian nations that don’t have a trade deal with the country, according to a top congressman.

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4 d. ago Saskatchewan exports to China drastically fall amid Canada’s tariff dispute

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is again facing calls to stand up for farmers after new figures shows exports from the province to China have drastically fallen.

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4 d. ago Saskatchewan exports to China nosedive amid Ottawa’s tariff dispute with Beijing

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is again facing calls to stand up for farmers after new figures shows exports from the province to China have drastically fallen. The Statistics Canada data released this week comes amid a trade dispute where Beijing has slapped tariffs on Canadian canola products, widely seen in response to Canada’s […]

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2 w. ago China Floods the World With Cheap Exports After Trump’s Tariffs

Shipments have soared outside the US this year, but countries dealing with the glut appear reluctant to take on another trade war — for now.

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3 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 Mexico Tariff Plan Is Stopping Chinese Investment, Says Chamber

Mexico’s planned tariff hikes on products from China will halt Chinese investments in the country, warned the Mexico-China Chamber of Commerce.

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4 w. ago Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens tariffs on China

Trump posted on his social media site that NATO’S commitment to winning the war "has been far less than 100%"

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