36 h. ago Bessent will meet Chinese officials in Spain for trade and TikTok talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Madrid this weekend for negotiations with his Chinese counterparts over tariffs and national security issues related to the ownership of social media platform TikTok. Bessent is slated to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid to discuss national security and economic issues, a […]

Economics

3 d. ago Mexico Plans 50% Tariff on Chinese Cars Before US, Canada Talks

Mexico plans to impose tariffs of as much as 50% on cars and other products made by China and several Asian exporters, aligning the country more closely with US protectionism as President Claudia Sheinbaum prepares for talks over North America’s free-trade deal.

Economics

1 week ago Trade talks biggest risk for economy and banks in coming quarter, says RBC’s Dave McKay

Bank CEOs say there still isn't full understanding of whether CUSMA will survive

Economics

1 week ago RBC’s McKay says trade talks biggest risk for economy and banks in coming quarter

Bank CEOs say there still isn't full understanding of whether CUSMA will survive

Economics

2 w. ago Canada’s trade minister says talk with U.S. counterpart in Washington was ‘constructive‘

LeBlanc said his meeting with Lutnick was longer than expected because they spoke ‘on a number of questions that frankly we want to try and resolve as quickly as possible’

Politics

2 w. ago LeBlanc says progress was made in U.S. trade talks as he leaves D.C.

LeBlanc's office said the Canada-U.S. trade minister spent around 90 minutes with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday in a constructive meeting.

Economics

2 w. ago LeBlanc leaving Washington with a sense that progress has been made

WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office says he is leaving Washington today with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. LeBlanc’s office says the minister spent around 90 minutes with Lutnick on Tuesday in a constructive meeting where they spoke about specific proposals and items […]

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2 w. ago LeBlanc holds ‘constructive, lengthy’ trade talks with Lutnick in D.C.

LeBlanc's office said the meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also included Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman.

Economics

2 w. ago Canada seeks free trade pact with South American bloc Mercosur in new talks

Canada and South American bloc Mercosur will resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement, Brasilia and Ottawa announced on Monday after a meeting in Brazil's capital.

Economics

2 w. ago Canadian, US Officials to Meet After Canada Removes Some Tariffs

Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian cabinet minister leading US trade talks, will travel to Washington to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick just days after Canada pledged to remove most of its retaliatory tariffs on US goods.

Economics

3 w. ago Retaliatory tariff turnaround puts Ottawa in better negotiating spot: LeBlanc

Canada drops select retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, aiming to align with CUSMA exemptions and improve conditions ahead of upcoming continental trade talks.

Economics

3 w. ago LILLEY: Mark Carney’s elbows disappear but he’s making the right move

The Prime Minister says he will drop tariffs on many American goods to kickstart trade talks

Transport

3 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe heads to China Sept. 6 to talk trade amid canola fight

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he leaves in two weeks to talk trade in China as his province grapples with punishing tariffs on canola. Moe’s office says the six-day trip, starting Sept. 6, will be the first time in six years that a Canadian premier has led a trade mission to China. Moe […]

Economics

3 w. ago Trump and Carney Talk About Trade, Agree to Speak Again Soon

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a “wide-ranging conversation” Thursday that included trade and the war in Ukraine, according to Carney’s office.

Economics

3 w. ago Joe Oliver: Mark Carney’s popularity faces gathering storm clouds

The PM is still enjoying a political honeymoon. But trade talks with Trump are stalled and the economy and deficit aren't improving

Transport

3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers in trade talks for Boston Bruins 1st round winger? Hmm

This in from hockey writer and analyst Dominic Tiano of Dom.Hockey.com, a rumour that the Boston Bruins and Edmonton may be cooking up a deal involving Boston moving former first round draft pick winger Fabian Lysell to the Oilers. Said Court Lalonde of the Bruins Diehards podcast: “When the Boston Bruins used their first round […]

Economics

3 w. ago BOK’s Rhee Flags Trade, Growth Risks Ahead of Policy Meeting

South Korea’s economy rebounded in the second quarter but still faces high levels of uncertainty from US trade talks with major economies, Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang Yong said ahead of next week’s policy decision.

Economics

3 w. ago Carney, Ford shift focus to what ‘we can control’ amid U.S. trade uncertainty

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday. Carney and Ford were meeting on Parliament Hill as trade talks with the United States show little signs of […]

Economics