Trade War

EUR/JPY steadies around 161.85 in Friday’s early European session.  Japan’s CPI inflation grew 3.6% YoY in March.  The ECB cut rates by 25 bps to 2.25% at the April meeting on Thursday.  The EUR/JPY cross trades flat near 161.85 during the early European session on Friday. US President Donald Trump's…

President Donald Trump's latest foreign visitor, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is faced with a tricky balancing act as she tries to foster goodwill between her political family in the European Union and her ideological friend in the White House. Right now, there is little love lost between these transatlantic…

US-China: the clash of the titans By Pascale JUILLIARD Paris (AFP) April 17, 2025 As the trade war between the United States and China escalates, here is a point-by-point comparison of the world's two biggest economic powers. - Geographic, demographic giants - With a surface area of more than nine…

A few months before the 1988 federal election, the editorial board of the Globe and Mail issued a resounding endorsement of free trade with the United States, defending the Brian Mulroney government’s recently negotiated deal as essential to the future of Canada. The agreement, it argued, will provide “evidence that…

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First Trump officials were trying to get Europe to accept chlorinated chickens and hormone-infused beef from the United States. Now, it seems they are trying to foist the toxicity of our social media platforms and a laissez-faire approach to harmful content onto Europe, as well. Evidence suggests the Trump administration…

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The Bank of Canada is holding interest rates steady as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada intensifies. The central bank held its benchmark rate at 2.75 per cent on Wednesday, ending a streak of seven consecutive rate cuts. Analysts were divided on what to expect from the Bank…

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EU rules say tech titans must provide a choice for users to pick a browser. Photo: Sergei GAPON / AFP/File Source: AFP With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. From Microsoft…