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Trump makes latest threat to pull out of NAFTA, this time over border wall

The trade deal has already withstood more than a year of presidential antipathy, but infighting over the inflammatory border wall now threatens to bring it down


China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit in escalating trade spat

Beijing has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on U.S. pork and aluminum scrap as well as 15 per cent duties on sparkling wine, steel pipe, apples, walnuts and grapes. The goods make up a small share of China's $150 billion in annual U.S. imports, but American farm states will be affected


Investment outflow from Canada already underway in ‘real time’: RBC chief

Maintaining Canadian competitiveness in the wake of U.S. tax reforms is top-of-mind for the head of Canada's largest bank. He says the investment exodus is already underway and if nothing is done, top talent will follow the money south
 
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Global automotive aftermarket set to grow in 2018, says Frost & Sullivan

Research company Frost & Sullivan points to major automotive markets, including North America, Europe, China, Latin America and India to identify growth opportunities in the global automotive aftermarket » read more

Ottawa is having trouble spending its $14.4B infrastructure fund, says PBO

The Parliamentary budget officer says only half of the funds made available for infrastructure have been spent so far, and warns that rising interest rates may wipe out any economic benefit by 2022 » read more
 
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Trump goes 'postal' on Amazon

Trump called out Amazon on Twitter March 31, saying the e-commerce giant is taking advantage of low U.S. Post Office rates. The U.S. President has long had an axe to grind with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, a paper highly critical of Trump » read more
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U.S. farm belt anxious over tariffs, trade war

China has slapped a 25 per cent tariff on U.S. pork. For hog farmers in rural Iowa, an area of the country that largely voted for Trump in the 2016 election, this is not a welcome development » read more
 
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