A trade dispute between Canada and the US has escalated, with several Canadian provinces pulling American-made alcohol from store shelves. The move is a direct response to the Trump administration’s imposition of 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. Lawson Whiting, CEO of Brown-Forman, the company behind Jack Daniel’s, has denounced the Canadian retaliation, calling it “worse … Read more
Washington, DC: US tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday (March 4), as originally planned, but President Donald Trump would determine whether to stick with the original 25 per cent level, America’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, said on Sunday. “There are going to be tariffs on Tuesday on Mexico and Canada. … Read more
Washington, United States: President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month Monday after the US neighbors struck last-minute deals to tighten border measures against the flow of migrants and the drug fentanyl. Global stock markets had slumped as Trump’s threat of sweeping 25 percent levies on exports from … Read more
Ottawa: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on almost everything imported from Canada, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a reminder to Americans that his country has been at their side in the “darkest hours” — be it Iran hostage crisis and war in Afghanistan, or … Read more
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump signed an order imposing tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, citing a “major threat” by drugs and “illegal aliens”. This move drew swift retaliation from its North American neighbours as a trade war erupted between longtime allies. On Saturday, Mr Trump ordered 25 per cent tariffs … Read more