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USMCA dispute panel fix must be ‘across the board,’ Mexico says

Jul. 11, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico sees a push to close a dispute resolution loophole in the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal as a way to protect its interests as well as helping satisfy demands by U.S. Democrats that the deal contain stricter labour measures, a senior official said on Thursday. Reuters […]

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

Jun. 29, 2019 at 1:16 am CDT

By GFM Staff

EU says ready to launch U.S. trade talks, but without agriculture

Apr. 15, 2019 at 6:46 pm CDT

By philip-blenkinsop

Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods, citing trade talk progress

Feb. 25, 2019 at 2:19 am CST

By David Lawder Jeff Mason

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

Feb. 18, 2019 at 1:59 am CST

By GFM Staff

EU trade chief says U.S. talks won’t include agriculture

Jan. 10, 2019 at 12:10 am CST

Washington | Reuters — The European Union and United States have not yet agreed on the scope of trade negotiations, but the bloc will not include agriculture in the talks, its trade commissioner said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has sought better terms of trade with the EU, as […]

By Chris Prentice

Mexican president-elect insists on trilateral NAFTA

Sep. 28, 2018 at 5:38 pm CDT

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The United States and Mexico are due to release the text of their trade agreement on Friday, increasing pressure on Canada to join its partners in revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement while Mexico’s president-elect said he would insist on a trilateral pact. President-elect […]

By Anthony Esposito David Lawder

Canada sticks to plan to stay at NAFTA talks despite Trump attack

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:42 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism that talks to modernize NAFTA were moving too slowly and made clear it had to keep negotiating as long as there was a chance of success. The prospects for a quick deal to update the North […]

By David Ljunggren

Trump slams Canada over NAFTA, says rejected Trudeau meeting

Sep. 26, 2018 at 4:17 pm CDT

United Nations | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted Canada over the slow pace of talks over NAFTA, saying he was so unhappy that he had rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a one-on-one meeting. The remarks by Trump, who repeated a threat to impose […]

By David Lawder

Canada not making concessions needed for NAFTA deal, says U.S.

Sep. 25, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Canada is not making concessions needed to reach a deal with the U.S. for a trilateral NAFTA pact and is running out of time before Washington proceeds with a Mexico-only agreement, a top U.S. official said on Tuesday. The administration of President Donald Trump has […]