Hoosier manufacturers prepping for NAFTA 2.0
The new agreement isn’t vastly different from NAFTA, observers say, but does contain new provisions automakers will be paying attention to—even if the impact of these provisions isn’t yet entirely clear.
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Senate passes U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico and gives President Donald Trump a major policy victory.
Agreement on North American trade pact finally reached
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill victory on the very same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against him.
Pelosi says agreement on revamped NAFTA ‘imminent’
Moving ahead on the trade deal could signal that Democrats and Republicans can work on substantive issues even as the House pursues a divisive impeachment case against President Trump.
Commission: New NAFTA would deliver modest economic gains
The commission's analysis is expected to kick off a contentious congressional debate on the regional trade pact designed to replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trump joins leaders of Canada, Mexico to sign new trade pact
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has long denigrated as a “disaster.”
Here’s how new North American trade pact will shake up business
Economists, trade attorneys and businesses are still parsing the agreement. But here's an early look at what it means for different players.
New NAFTA good news for dairy prospects in United States, experts say
Canadian dairy farmers say they’re on the losing end of a new trade pact with the United States that will allow Americans to ship more milk north.
UPDATE: Canada, U.S. reach deal to stay in trade pact with Mexico
Canada was back in a revamped North American free trade deal with the United States and Mexico late Sunday after weeks of bitter, high-pressure negotiations that brushed up against a midnight deadline.
United States unlikely to wait for Canada on new NAFTA pact
The United States is moving forward on its bilateral trade deal with Mexico even if Canada is left out because negotiators can’t resolve their sharp differences, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.
Trump team, Canadian negotiators working on trade deal
The U.S. and Canada are sparring over issues including U.S. access to Canada's protected dairy market and American plans to protect some drug companies from generic competition.
U.S. trade groups laud NAFTA replacement effort, but want three-way deal
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable and National Retail Federation were among the groups calling for the U.S. to also reach a deal with Canada, not just Mexico.
Trump says he’ll end NAFTA after reaching new deal with Mexico
President Donald Trump on Monday said he would terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and sign a new trade accord with Mexico, potentially leaving Canada out of the bloc.
U.S., Mexico poised to reach NAFTA deal as soon as Monday
Along with Canada, the United States and Mexico have been negotiating for a year to overhaul the 24-year-old accord at the insistence of Donald Trump.
Trump says U.S. might have separate trade deal with Mexico
President Donald Trump said he may prioritize a bilateral trade deal with Mexico over Canada and that he’s building a good rapport with Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Mexico’s victor reaches out to Trump, seeks NAFTA deal
The morning after his crushing election victory, Mexico President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he supports reaching a deal on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Canada.
Trump launches probe into auto imports, possible tariffs
The Trump administration on Wednesday launched an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on the imports of automobiles into the United States, moving swiftly as talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled.
Record exports cut U.S. trade deficit to $49 billion
Exports rose in March to a record $208.5 billion, led by shipments of civilian aircraft and soybeans. Imports slipped 1.8 percent, to $257.5 billion.
Trump’s trade tariffs to spare Mexico, Canada, possibly others
Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an "assault on our country" by foreign competitors.
U.S. demands big NAFTA changes, setting stage for tough talks
The United States won't settle for cosmetic changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the top U.S. trade negotiator said, as negotiations to rework terms of the pact began.