Trade War

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will launch a wave of tariff-related investigations into more than a dozen U.S. trade partners, the next phase in President Donald Trump's sweeping global trade wars. In a process that is likely to result in a fresh round of tariffs in the near…

Wayne Long, left, secretary of state for Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions, takes a tour of the NextGen Mold Technologies plant with company president Dennis Goggin on Friday, March 6, 2026. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Article content As part of the federal government’s pledge to support Canadian…

Crypto markets are bleeding red again, and this time the catalyst has nothing to do with blockchain. A widening gap between US trade rhetoric and actual Chinese purchasing behavior has rattled investors across every asset class, dragging Bitcoin below $72K and sending the Fear and Greed Index deep into “Extreme…

Australia produced a record $1.3 billion worth of almonds last financial year as exports to China increased nearly 130 per cent. The amount of almonds produced by Aussie farmers actually fell 5 per cent, but the crop's value increased by an incredible 20 per cent. Australian Almond Board chief executive…

The U.S. women’s hockey team has declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts in the days following its Olympic gold medal victory. “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal–winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and…

United States President Donald Trump has increased global tariffs on imported goods from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, a day after the US Supreme Court struck down his previous sweeping tariff order. Trump announced the fresh hike on Saturday via a post on Truth Social, signalling a renewed…

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The US is waging a trade war on Canada and destabilizing the climate. The CPP is pouring billions into the effort The post The Canada Pension Plan Is Funding Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Ambitions first appeared on The Walrus...Read More

Editor’s note, February 21, 4 pm ET: President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would impose a global tariff of 15 percent to replace the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. The following story was originally published on February 20. The Supreme Court just upended President Donald Trump’s trade…

President Donald Trump spent much of the past year engineering price increases, financial panics, and trade wars. Nonetheless, despite his best efforts, he is presiding over a pretty good economy. Or so the headline statistics would suggest. Last week, a pair of government reports showed robust job growth and slowing…