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Trade talks in two acts: Canada-U.S. poised to negotiate in stages
The process is still taking shape. But the two-step idea is emerging in comments following this week's meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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'I like this guy': Carney gets warm words from Trump. The rest has to wait
It was all smiles, thumbs up, and friendly captions on U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media feeds after his initial encounter with Prime Minister Mark Carney. But in Trumpland, sunny vibes come with a limited warranty. The storm clouds are still there.
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There are 3 steps Carney must take to get a truce from Trump
Canada's newly elected prime minister will soon meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Reaching a deal with him? That's another matter.
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Trump knows exactly what he just triggered in Canada
Trump will soon negotiate the trade and security arrangement with Canada. His negotiating counter-party: Mark Carney, the leader of a seemingly moribund political party revived in a backlash against him.
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Trump blows up the notion his Canada talk was just a fleeting fancy
There's been no shortage of speculation about how U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Canada might impact the federal election. It's now time to start asking the longer-term question about how it will impact Canada beyond Monday's election. An awkward G7 will offer an early litmus test.
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A 'madman' penalty: Are Trump's actions eroding U.S. economic power?
Stocks? Down. The U.S. dollar? Same. Demand for U.S. bonds? Also sinking. This isn’t supposed to happen to the world’s largest economy — not all three of these things at once.
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An American constitutional crisis brews in a Central American prison
U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there's one line he hasn't crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a constitutional no man's land where there are no rules. Until now.
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Three ways this Canada-U.S. dispute will end
You’d have to squint till your eyeballs ache, but there is a perceptible scenario where Canada and the U.S. build a closer relationship out of this ugly moment. This outcome is far from certain — hence the squinting. But one influential figure in Washington professes to see it.
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Trump focuses his economic war on China. Will weary U.S. allies follow?
U.S. President Donald Trump sent stock markets soaring on Wednesday by softening some of his market-crushing reciprocal tariffs — though many remain in place. And China will now get a 125 per cent tariff, part of an exchange of economic blows between the superpowers.
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It's clear who sees tariffs as a political winner in Washington. It isn't Trump's side
Some of Donald Trump’s friends in Washington suddenly sound worried about him having the keys to the economy. A few are even talking about wrenching them away. This as markets plunged, again, following his tariff announcement whose scope has stunned not only Wall Street but his own allies.