Business economists optimistic about growth, worried about tariffs
Overall, economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics are slightly more optimistic than they were when last surveyed three months ago.
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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.
U.S., Japan agree to negotiate a free trade agreement
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resisted for almost two years the push to start bilateral trade talks with the United States, but President Donald Trump’s threatened auto tariffs forced him to reconsider.
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.
United States, China hike tariffs as trade conflict intensifies
With no settlement in sight, forecasters say the conflict between the two biggest economies could trim global growth through 2020.
As aid checks go out, farmers worry tariff bailout won’t be enough
The Trump administration is providing up to $12 billion in emergency relief funds for American farmers, with roughly $6 billion in an initial round.
U.S., China tariff situation not likely to end soon, experts predict
The United States and China haven’t held high-level trade talks since June, raising doubts about whether a resolution can be reached anytime soon.
Indiana, Manitoba officials sign agriculture agreement
Government officials are pledging to work closely, particularly on matters of trade, agriculture research and investment.
China puts off licenses for U.S. companies amid tariff battle
The license delay applies to industries Beijing has promised to open to foreign competitors, according to the U.S.-China Business Council. The group represents some 200 American companies that do business with China.
China promises retaliation if U.S. imposes more tariffs
The threat came after President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering extending penalties to an additional $267 billion of Chinese products.
Trump poised to tax an additional $200B in Chinese imports
The administration could decide to begin taxing the imports—equal to nearly 40 percent of all the goods China sold the United States last year—after a public comment period ends Thursday.
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.
Indiana-based Vera Bradley says China tariffs will derail its recovery
Purse maker Vera Bradley has been moving production out of China, but says about 21 percent of the company’s products can’t viably be sourced elsewhere.
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.
U.S.-China trade talks end with no breakthrough
U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended two days of meetings Thursday without breaking a deadlock over trade that has unnerved financial markets and disrupted global commerce.
Trump orders doubling of steel, aluminum tariffs for Turkey
The clash between the NATO allies reverberated across global markets Friday as an economic crisis in Turkey threatened to spread. The S&P 500 Index erased its gain for the week.
Braun owns auto-parts brand that sells foreign parts
Senate candidate Mike Braun has downplayed his company’s use of foreign-made goods, but his parts brand, Promaxx Automotive, includes products that were manufactured abroad, according to a review by The Associated Press.