Tag: Trade

Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Mexico City on June 3. Mexico will hold general elections on July 1.

Mexican presidential front-runner says NAFTA collapse would be OK

Sean Higgins · June 13, 2018 9:00 pm

Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fed chairman’s message in ‘plain English’: The economy is doing great

Joseph Lawler · June 13, 2018 7:45 pm

Chairman Jerome Powell arrives at the Federal Reserve in Washington.

Fed’s Jerome Powell: Trade war is a risk, but not hurting economy yet

Joseph Lawler · June 13, 2018 7:18 pm

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listens during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bob Corker: GOP is like a cult for Trump

Anna Giaritelli · June 13, 2018 4:30 pm

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Tuesday that "the details in these documents — which my colleagues and I had access to very early on — were among the many reasons I opposed this nuclear deal." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bob Corker rips Senate GOP for blocking his effort to fight Trump’s tariffs: ‘I can’t believe it!’

Al Weaver · June 12, 2018 8:07 pm

Sen. Tim Kaine gestures during a campaign kickoff rally in Richmond, Va., Monday, April 2, 2018.

Tim Kaine: Trump administration members are ‘crybabies,’ have ‘glass jaws’

Melissa Quinn · June 12, 2018 4:50 pm

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Calgary, above, a Halifax-class frigate. Lockheed Martin Canada has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract for support services for the ship and 11 other Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigates.

Lockheed wins Canadian Navy deal as tariffs threaten US contractors

James Langford · June 12, 2018 3:50 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-7 summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada.

Peter Navarro: ‘Mistake’ to say there’s a special place in hell for Justin Trudeau

Melissa Quinn · June 12, 2018 3:40 pm

President Trump talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a G-7 Summit.

Trump slams Trudeau in Singapore, says he ‘cost a lot of money for the people of Canada’

Steven Nelson · June 12, 2018 9:36 am

Larry Kudlow suffered heart attack, Trump reveals right before North Korea summit

Naomi Lim · June 12, 2018 12:38 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. Trudeau said: "These tariffs are totally unacceptable." Canada announced plans to slap tariffs on $16.6-billion Canadian (US$12.8 billion) worth of U.S. products, ranging from steel to yogurt to toilet paper.

Senate GOP tears into Trump trade adviser over Trudeau ‘special place in hell’ remarks

Al Weaver · June 11, 2018 11:41 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 9, 2018, in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada.

Beltway Confidential

If only for a few hours, I agreed with Trump on free trade

Tim Worstall · June 11, 2018 9:12 pm