President Donald Trump met privately on Monday with the chief executives of three of the country’s largest retailers—Walmart, Target, and Home Depot—to discuss how his proposed tariffs on imported goods could impact both the retail sector and American consumers. The closed-door meeting,
President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer are expected to negotiate a historic deal with Japan on Wednesday as they meet with Tokyo’s Economic Revitalization Minister Ryōsei Akazawa. Military support, energy projects and exchange rates are all
The European Union (E.U.) has agreed to tariffs on a range of U.S. products in response to President Trump’s sweeping new import taxes. EU states voted Wednesday to “introduce trade countermeasures” against the U.S., the European Commission said in a statement. The
Things are ramping up… President Donald Trump early Thursday threatened even larger tariffs on the European Union and Canada. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the president warned: “If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale
On Tuesday, the Ontario government walked back its threat to impose a surcharge on electricity to three U.S. states amid broader trade talks. In a joint statement from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the two leaders said they had a
In a dramatic escalation of trade tensions, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50%, effective Wednesday. This decision comes in direct response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford‘s recent imposition of a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to three U.S. states:
America’s neighbor to the North issued another threat to retaliate against impending tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Former Canadian Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who aims to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the Liberal
