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Mexico’s Tariff Turnaround?

The Mexican peso and Canadian dollar both saw notable declines right before the 25% tariffs were implemented. The US markets fell in early trading as CONFIDENCE...

US Seeks to Boost Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing

The chip shortage has been at the top of mind over the last week after the launch of DeepSeek, a novel AI service intended to compete with ChatGPT. Semiconductor...

Could the US Drop Canada as a Trade Partner? Trump Threatens FREE Trade

Donald Trump is prepared to drop Canada as a trade partner based on his recent comments in Davos at the World Economic Forum. “We don’t need them to make our...

Canada Created its Own Trade Barriers

Stéfane Marion, chief economist of the National Bank of Canada, has urged the Canadian government to reconsider their own trade barriers amid criticism of Donald...

China Eyes Vacant VW Factories

Germany’s failing auto sector may prove to be an integral power play for China, as Chinese OEMs are eyeing soon-to-be vacant Volkswagen (VW) factories. Volkswagen...

Trump Trolls Trudeau – Bank of Canada Takes Note

US-Canada relations under the Trump Administration are beginning on tumultuous footing. Trump has promised to slap Canada with 25% tariffs on ALL imports if it...

American Auto CEO Praises China’s EV Market

CEO of Lucid Motors and a former VP of engineering at Tesla Peter Rawlinson says his company is stuck in the EV “valley of death” as EVs in America “frankly...

Trump to Block Japanese Steel Deal and Place Tariffs on Chinese Steel

Nippon Steel, a Japanese company, has offered to buy US Steel for $14.9 billion, yet both President Joe Biden and president-elect Donald Trump strongly oppose the...

Russia and Afghanistan Strengthen Ties Ahead of Trans-Afghan Corridor

Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia would remove the blacklist status from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in...

Mexico Threatens Retaliatory Tariffs on US

Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum is asking Trump to use a bit more common sense when threatening to implement tariffs before a tit-for-tat game ensues....