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Canada, Mexico, United States, World

US, Canada, Mexico reach deal to lift steel tariffs

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration will be lifting tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada and Mexico. The move potentially paves the way for legislative approval in all three countries of the re-negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. It also signals a cooling of trade tensions between the allies […]

Canada, Mexico, United States, World

No new NAFTA unless tariffs nixed, says GOP leader

by Asia Times staff May 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Northeast Asia, World

Free trade and WTO face tests on many fronts

by Andrew Salmon April 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Photo: AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt

China, Mexico, Northeast Asia, World

NAFTA 2.0 promises to deepen economic, environmental crises

by Benjamin Dangl October 7, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the first day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017, in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: AFPChinese President Xi Jinping said on January 17, 2017 that there is "no point" in blaming economic globalisation for the world's problems. The leader of the world's second largest economy made the comment at the World Economic Forum, where he is making his first appearance as China seeks to play a greater role in world trade regimes amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. The global elite begin a week of earnest debate and Alpine partying in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, in a week bookended by two presidential speeches of historic import. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Why Xi fails to convince China’s main trading partners

by Xuan Loc Doan October 3, 2018

Photo: AFP

US stocks rise after Canada signs on to reworked NAFTA

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Canadian and American trade negotiators are under intense pressure to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement by deadline. Image: iStock

US, Canada hold last-minute trade talks as deadline looms

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

US-Canada deal in doubt; focus shifts to Japan trade talks

by Asia Times staff September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Photo: AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt

US, Mexico ‘very, very close’ to reaching deal without Canada

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Photo: AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt

China, European Union, Mexico, World

More hints of US trade détente with Canada, EU

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A group of Mexican labor union members don US President Donald Trump masks, during a protest against his economic policies and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Photo: AFP/Alfredo Estrella

China, European Union, France, Mexico, Middle East, World

Trump’s NAFTA deal can’t solve America’s manufacturing problems

by Marshall Auerback September 4, 2018

Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Undermining talks with Canada, Trump may keep NAFTA promise

by Christopher Scott September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks prior to her meeting with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

World

US stocks crawl back into green despite road blocks to Nafta deal

by Asia Times staff September 1, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has taken an adversarial stance toward Canada on trade. Image: iStock

European Union, Mexico, World

US, Canada set for talks on revising trilateral trade deal

by Paul Muir August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo leave a meeting with US trade officials in Washington. Photo: AFP/Alina Dieste

China, European Union, World

Trump announces US-Mexico trade deal

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A gas pipeline would run through North Korea into South Korea and beyond. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Could a pipeline of peace help unite Northeast Asia?

by Andrew Salmon August 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador cheers his supporters at Zocalo Square in Mexico City after winning the presidential election, on July 1, 2018. / Photo: AFP / Pedro Parido

Mexico gets its own version of Trump

by Jorge G Castañeda July 2, 2018

US President Donald Trump's belligerent posture toward Mexico has created diplomatic challenges. Illustration: iStock

Trump national security adviser upbeat about Mexico meeting

by Asia Times staff July 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, India, Mexico, South Asia, World

How the US can keep up with China

by Jan Krikke June 26, 2018

A group of Mexican labor union members don US President Donald Trump masks, during a protest against his economic policies and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Photo: AFP/Alfredo Estrella

Trump pours gasoline on Mexican fire

by Asia Times staff April 24, 2018February 18, 2020