Trump 2.0's aggressive trade and foreign policies have sent nations scrambling to adjust. Canada has been one of the US administration's top targets. Many world leaders, hoping America's new approach would be temporary, have sought to appease POTUS47. However, Prime Minister Mark Carney understood quickly a New World Order was replacing the post-WWII system. Borrowing … Continue reading Oh Canada!: Coping With Trump 2.0
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Trump 2.0 Tariffs: Everyone Loses
3 February 2025 Until now, financial markets have adopted a complacent "wait and see" approach when considering the prospects for the Trump 2.0 trade policy. However, the hope the new Administration's bark would be worse than its bite has been dashed with the imposition of high tariffs on the nation's three largest trading partners. Markets … Continue reading Trump 2.0 Tariffs: Everyone Loses
After USMCA, Taking Aim at China?
11 October 2018 After years of describing NAFTA as "the worst trade deal in history", the Trump Administration along with Canada and Mexico signed the US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). The White House, naturally, hails the accord as a historic triumph for American workers and farmers. Critics view the deal as a simple rebranding of … Continue reading After USMCA, Taking Aim at China?
NAFTA Renegotiations
Peterson IIE NAFTA When you want to know about NAFTA, there is no better place to look than the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Here's a great, recent assessment.