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Live Updates: Trade Fight Widens as Europe and Canada Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs
As President Trump’s global tariffs on metals took effect, the European Union and Canada announced billions of dollars in levies on American goods. Economists worried that the trade war could over ...The New York Times - 2d -
'Tariffs break trust': How Trump's trade policy is putting pressure on U.S. farmers
American farmers could ultimately feel even more pain as a result of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.CNBC - 2d -
Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with Trump
The 59-year-old political newcomer says he will keep tariffs on US imports "until the Americans show us respect".BBC News - 4d -
Kentucky Bourbon Makers Fear Becoming ‘Collateral Damage’ in Trump’s Trade War
Smaller distillers say the uncertainty created by the administration’s erratic tariff announcements is crippling their ability to expand into Canadian and EU markets.Inc. - 2d -
Wall Street Journal: 'Someone should sue' Trump over tariffs
The Wall Street Journal editorial board took a swipe at President Trump's recent tariff threats, alleging the administration is using a 48-year-old law to start a trade war. In a recent op-ed, the ...The Hill - 6d -
Latest news on Trump's trade war with Canada, shock in stock markets
President Trump's trade war with Canada is growing after Ontario's premier announced on a tax on electricity bound for the U.S. This comes as the stock markets are reacting negatively to Mr. ...CBS News - 2d -
Ontario's Premier Doug Ford moving ahead with tariffs on the U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will start tariffs directed at the United States on Monday, unless President Trump's threat of a trade war with Canada comes to an end.CBS News - 5d -
A Tariff Tantrum: the Upheaval from Trump’s Trade Policies
Corporate chiefs see “chaos,” and investors see red as the effect of President Trump’s shifting trade policy begins to weigh on board rooms and trading rooms.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Evening Report — Trump digs in for long-term trade wars
Presented by National Council on Aging — President Trump is digging in for the long haul on his intercontinental trade war, even as the S&P 500 neared correction territory on Thursday. {beacon} ...The Hill - 18h -
Trump says he considering cutting back on Canada tariffs as stock markets bounce
President Trump says he is considering reducing the new tariffs he announced on Canada's steel and aluminum as a response to Ontario's tax on electricity to the U.S. This comes as the stock markets ...CBS News - 2d -
This Is Who Loses in a Trade War
Europe, not Canada, Mexico or China, is most vulnerable to the fallout from Donald Trump’s mercantilist policies.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump economic adviser: US 'launched a drug war, not a trade war' with Mexico, Canada
Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration’s National Economic Council director, said the United States has not launched a trade war with Mexico and Canada but “a drug war.” Hassett joined ABC News’s ...The Hill - 4d -
US stocks climb amid signs government may avert shutdown
The gains erase some losses suffered during an escalating trade war.ABC News - 54m -
Stock futures even Thursday amid trade war and looming government shutdown
Stocks futures were again showing jitters early Thursday, after a reprieve for the S&P and NASDAQ on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's trade war.ABC News - 1d -
President Trump doesn't rule out a recession amid tariffs against allies
President Trump on Sunday defended his tariffs against some of the United States' allies. However, the continental trade war has rattled global markets and sparked concerns about a possible ...CBS News - 4d -
The alcohol trade war has broken out — and is coming for your glass of wine
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened 200% tariffs on alcoholic products from the European Union, saying the import taxes would come “shortly” unless the E.U. backs down from its plan to ...MarketWatch - 20h -
Asia is a 'beacon of growth opportunities' as global trade war heats up, Singapore deputy PM says
Asia will remain a "beacon of growth opportunities" despite escalating global trade tensions, according to Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.CNBC - 2d -
Here are the U.S. states that get electricity from Ontario, as Trump’s trade war gets new twist
The latest skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war is highlighting how the Canadian province of Ontario provides electricity to some American homes and businesses.MarketWatch - 2d -
‘We’re ground zero’: Canada steel town is frontline of Trump’s tariff trade war
Mayor of city ‘with steel in its veins’ says ‘There’s a lot of tension … a lot of worry’ as 25% export levy kicks in. The sprawling ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario has in ...The Guardian - 4h -
Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks tariffs on Canadian energy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke with NBC News' Tom Llamas about his decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian electricity exports to three U.S. states in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...NBC News - 3d -
Tariffs could impact longstanding electricity trade between US and Canada
The tariffs the Trump administration is imposing on Canada could disrupt the longstanding trade of electricity between the two countries.ABC News - 2d -
Wall Street reacts to Trump's tariff flip-flopping with Canada
U.S. stocks racked up heavy losses for a second straight day in a volatile session that had investors fixated on President Trump's ever-evolving trade war with Canada. Kelly O'Grady explains.CBS News - 2d -
Trump announces more tariffs on Canada's steel, aluminum as stocks continue stumbling
President Trump announced more tariffs on Canada's steel and aluminum after Ontario announced a tax on electricity for the U.S. CBS Moneywatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports and CBS News' Fin ...CBS News - 2d -
Watch live: White House holds briefing as fears over economy, trade war mount
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing Tuesday afternoon as President Trump's tariffs and dips in the stock market have raised concerns over the economy. Trump on ...The Hill - 2d -
Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as Trump threatens more tariffs on US allies
Top diplomats from Group of 7 have held a first day of talks in Canada as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade and foreign policies have thrown the bloc's once solid unity into disarrayABC News - 14h -
Maxine Waters: Trump is ‘working towards a civil war’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is accusing President Trump of seeking to start a civil war. The California Democrat, a long-time adversary of Trump, said the early flood of presidential policies — ...The Hill - 3h -
Trump Expands Trade Threats in Global Game of Chicken
Trade wars with allies could spiral as the president tries to get trading partners to back down from retaliation with new threats of his own.The New York Times - 16h -
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four daysABC News - 4d -
Watch live: Trump addresses business leaders amid economic uncertainty
President Trump will give remarks to a room of business leaders Tuesday evening, as concerns around a possible trade war and the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy mount. Trump's 25 percent ...The Hill - 2d -
Canada's next prime minister managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now Trump's trade war
Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a ...ABC News - 4d -
What alcohol would cost more under 200% Trump tariff?
Experts say President Donald Trump's proposed tariff on European Union alcohol would be disruptive to the U.S. market and consumers.The Hill - 3h -
Trade tariffs are the new normal – and that’s unlikely to be positive for Australia | Sally Auld
US policy changes won’t have a large direct effect on the Australian economy but a global trade war can only be a drag on growth. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - 4d -
Can Donald Trump afford a trade war with Canada?
And can Elon Musk afford a tumble in Tesla's share price?BBC News - 1d -
Northern Ireland risks becoming ‘collateral damage’ in transatlantic trade war
Post-Brexit deal means EU tariffs would apply, putting the region at a disadvantage if UK wins US tariff exemptionFinancial Times - 37m -
Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: 'They always say that'
Trump and his aides warned amid the tariff controversy that Americans could be in store for some temporary economic strain — including higher prices.CNBC - 3d -
Gold surges above $3,000 for the first time as investors seek a haven from Trump tariffs
Some 52% of global fund managers told Bank of America in a survey that they view gold as "the best hedge against a full-blown trade war."CNBC - 57m -
'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': NEC director
President Trump’s top economic aide Kevin Hassett was interviewed on "This Week."ABC News - 5d -
Dow falls almost 900 points as Trump declines to rule out possible recession
CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani reports from the New York Stock Exchange on the market sell-off. NBC News Correspondents Kelly O’Donnell, Brian Cheung and Jay Gray discuss the fears ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs
President Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House for greater clarity about his sweeping tariff agenda.NBC News - 3d -
China to impose retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian products as trade war heats up
China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods, hitting back after Ottawa slapped import duties on Chinese-made EVs.CNBC - 6d