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Trump doubles the tariff on Canadian vehicles, parts and trucks to 50 per cent effective January 1, 2027, extending the rate to steel and setting up a decisive year for a sector that employs roughly one in ten Ontario manufacturing workers WINDSOR, Ontario, August 25, 2026 President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United…
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Riyadh’s new anti-dumping probe into Indian and Chinese duplex paperboard, launched days after Seoul opened its own case against Chinese ethyl acetate, signals how quickly the Gulf and emerging Asia are converting to trade defense as a first-line industrial policy tool. RIYADH, August 25, 2026 Saudi Arabia has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of…
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Canada readies $20 billion in dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on US steel, dairy and farm equipment for September 8, leaving the North American trade pact and US exporters exposed WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2026 By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting American exporters woke up Monday to a countdown clock. Canada will impose roughly $20 billion in…
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A four million tonne steel quota at 25 per cent, aluminum halved, autos cut to 15 per cent and lumber left dangling. Inside the metals and vehicles package Ottawa had all but signed, and the reasons Canadian industry told the Prime Minister to walk away from it. TORONTO, AUGUST 24, 2026 For about 72 hours…
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Washington switches on 50 per cent Section 338 duties on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods after three days of talks collapse. Ottawa promises a matching strike on September 8, and for the first time in the CUSMA era a valid certificate of origin buys an importer nothing. OTTAWA, AUGUST 24, 2026 The United States…
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Trump waives out-of-quota tariffs on 300,000 tonnes of ground beef for 90 days, drawing fire from ranchers and Republican allies as food prices dominate the midterm landscape WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2026 By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day suspension of out-of-quota tariffs on up to 300,000 metric…
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Ottawa will match Washington’s new duties dollar for dollar from September 8, targeting American steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper and electronics. Canadian importers have roughly two weeks to prepare. OTTAWA, August 23, 2026 – Prime Minister Mark Carney has given Canadian industry a date and a target list. Beginning September 8, the…
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India has walled off the bottom of its float glass market, imposing a Rs 34,000 per tonne price floor on imports that squeezes low-cost suppliers from China and Southeast Asia while handing domestic producers a year of breathing room. NEW DELHI, Aug. 23, 2026. India has erected a price floor beneath one of the most…
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India has imposed a one-year minimum import price on clear float glass, restricting shipments priced below Rs 34,000 per tonne while a subsidy investigation into Malaysian and Indonesian producers runs its course. NEW DELHI, August 24, 2026. India has erected a price floor beneath one of the construction and automotive sectors’ most fundamental inputs. In…
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Beijing rejects Washington’s transshipment accusations as Mexico signals fresh duties on Chinese steel and textiles, deepening a trade rupture that is redrawing sourcing maps across North America. MEXICO CITY/BEIJING, August 24, 2026. China’s Ministry of Commerce has publicly rejected a White House report accusing Chinese exporters of routing goods through Mexico and other countries to…