Reuters It’s been a little over 18 months since Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country’s relationship with the United States, based on over a century of tight economic and military cooperation, was “over”. Trade talks collapsing, tit-for-tat tariffs, and Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada a “51st state” have all fuelled this bitter … Read moreCarney gambles on the world’s biggest investors betting on Canada
PA Media Donald Trump was at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, County Clare, for the Irish Open during the second day of his visit to Ireland US President Donald Trump announced he will lift all tariffs on Irish whiskey at the end of his two-day visit to Ireland. He made the announcement before handing … Read moreTrump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit
The United States buys $235.6bn more in goods than it sells to the 27 countries that make up the European Union (EU). That $236bn gap, known as the trade deficit, is something US President Donald Trump wants to reduce. In an effort to close the gap, on April 2 the US imposed a 20 percent … Read moreTrump Tariffs: What products do the EU and US buy from each other?
EUROPEAN COMMISSSION/DATI BENDO/HANDOUT European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already laid out initial countermeasures Europe’s leaders had been preparing for “Trump’s trade war” – but the reality of a 20% blanket US tariff still came as a shock. “This decision is a catastrophe for the economic world,” said French Prime Minister François Bayrou. … Read moreEurope hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst