Insights and Stories on Mexico

Oct. 1, 2018 at 2:05 am CDT

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, rescuing a three-country, US$1.2 trillion open-trade zone that had been about to collapse after nearly a quarter century. In a big victory for his agenda to shake […]

By David Ljunggren, Roberta Rampton

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

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

Sep. 26, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Bargain buying and a major sale of U.S. soy to Mexico on Wednesday helped lift U.S. soybean futures for a second day, traders said, while corn and wheat futures slipped. Soybeans are recovering after the most actively traded contract last week fell to its lowest price […]

By Tom Polansek

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 […]

By David Lawder