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China hawk Peter Navarro has Trump’s ear
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on countries around the world, including 104% in duties on China, bear the fingerprint of Peter Navarro, a Harvard-trained economist who has long warned against a rising Beijing.
Trump's auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, vowing retaliation as trade tensions intensify and price hikes appear on the horizon.
Trade war expands as Trump metal tariffs spur EU retaliation
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 12/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports took effect on Wednesday, triggering an immediate reprisal from the European Union as the global trade war enters a new and perilous phase.
Trump says dairy, lumber tariffs on Canada may come soon
AFP, Published on 08/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday that he could impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber within days -- a move set to fuel tensions with Ottawa just days after an earlier wave of levies.
US triumphs over Canada in first dispute under new trade deal
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US government on Tuesday said it had won its fight with Ottawa over restrictions in the Canadian dairy market, claiming victory in the first-ever dispute under the revamped North American free trade pact.
Canada-US auto tensions cloud 'Three Amigos' summit
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - They call it the "Three Amigos" summit, but when President Joe Biden and the leaders of Canada and Mexico met Thursday at the White House, trade and immigration tensions threatened to dampen the friendly vibe.
Trump reimposes 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» CLYDE (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had ordered a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum be reimposed, saying America's key trading partner was flooding the US market with the metal.
Trump set for Senate acquittal in boost to reelection campaign
AFP, Published on 05/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was set to win acquittal from impeachment in the Senate on Wednesday, hours after his partisan State of the Union speech triggered unprecedented protests from Democrats in a seething display of US political divisions.
US, Mexico, Canada to sign deal finalizing trade agreement
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» MEXICO CITY - The United States, Mexico and Canada will sign an "initial deal" Tuesday finalizing the USMCA trade agreement, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.
Mexico publishes Trump's 'secret deal' on migration
AFP, Published on 15/06/2019
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico published the document Friday that Donald Trump earlier flaunted as a secret deal to curb migration, but denied it had capitulated to the US president's demands for a so-called "safe third country" agreement.