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U.S. optimistic about quick NAFTA deal, Canada more downbeat

By David Ljunggren March 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday expressed optimism that talks to modify NAFTA could be wrapped up quickly, but a top Canadian official was more downbeat, saying much work remained. The U.S. wants to speed up the slow pace of negotiations on the US$1.2 trillion North American Free Trade Agreement, […] Read more

Machinery, Markets

Trudeau optimistic on NAFTA as deal on autos seen possible

By David Ljunggren March 21, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday for the first time that a deal to renegotiate NAFTA was likely, amid signs negotiators may be closer to settling one of the regional trade pact’s most contentious issues. “We remain very confident that a win-win-win deal is not only possible, but likely,” Trudeau […] Read more

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures linked to NAFTA

By Dave Sims March 21, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts zigged and zagged around the $520 per tonne mark during the week ended Wednesday — but one analyst says the market could really take a turn if and when the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement is clarified. “The Canadian dollar is already moving to […] Read more

Montana farmer Michelle Erickson-Jones speaks in a TV spot for Farmers for Free Trade. (Video screengrab from FarmersForFreeTrade.com)

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

By Ginger Gibson March 13, 2018

Washington | Reuters — A farm lobbying group is spending US$500,000 to air television ads on channels near U.S. President Donald Trump’s home in Florida to encourage free trade, with the group worried recent metal tariffs could result in retaliation against U.S. agricultural goods. Farmers for Free Trade, a bipartisan group, on Tuesday said it […] Read more

Markets

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

By Reuters March 9, 2018

Asuncion| Reuters — South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward protectionist policies. For Canada, the talks with the group, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, […] Read more

Markets

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

By Andrea Hopkins March 7, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is sticking to its keep-calm strategy as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up trade war rhetoric, convinced that no move is the best move for the country with the most to lose, but critics say it risks being a soft target if its strategy fails. While the European Union immediately […] Read more

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer take part in a joint news conference on the closing of the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City. (Photo: Reuters/Edgard Garrido)

Markets

U.S. pushes NAFTA talks pace, warns of political headwinds

By lesley-wroughton, Sharay Angulo March 5, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican and U.S. officials pushed on Monday to speed up NAFTA negotiations, with the U.S. floating the idea of reaching an agreement “in principle” in coming weeks to avoid political headwinds later this year. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, showing impatience at the slow pace of the talks, said Mexico’s […] Read more

Machinery, Markets

Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

By Dave Graham, David Ljunggren March 1, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Negotiators trying to rework the NAFTA trade deal on Thursday were hit by the prospect of a battle over U.S. steel tariffs that could make it more complicated to build autos in North America, one of the most sensitive issues at the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would […] Read more

Markets

Amid fresh Trump tension, negotiators seek NAFTA progress

By Anthony Esposito, Sharay Angulo February 26, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — U.S., Mexican and Canadian negotiators met on Monday seeking to narrow disagreements on how to overhaul the NAFTA trade deal despite renewed signs of tension between Mexico and U.S. President Donald Trump over his planned border wall. The trade teams began a seventh round of talks on Sunday aiming to […] Read more

A ship at Brazil’s Port of Santos.(Portosdobrasil.gov.br via Flickr)

Markets

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

By David Ljunggren February 16, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government plans to open free trade talks with the four-nation Mercosur trading bloc in South America, an official said on Friday, at a time when the future of NAFTA is facing increasing uncertainty. Canada sends around 75 per cent of its goods exports to the U.S. and is looking […] Read more

Tag Archives nafta — page 12

U.S. optimistic about quick NAFTA deal, Canada more downbeat

Trudeau optimistic on NAFTA as deal on autos seen possible

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures linked to NAFTA

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

U.S. pushes NAFTA talks pace, warns of political headwinds

Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

Amid fresh Trump tension, negotiators seek NAFTA progress

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

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