Caught between a new Section 301 forced-labour tariff already raising costs on 70 percent of its US-bound exports and a looming 100 percent penalty tied to Russian oil, New Delhi is betting that patience, diversification and an unsigned trade deal can carry it through the tightest trade squeeze it has faced in years. NEW DELHI,…
Canada posted a fourth consecutive merchandise trade surplus in June and a record $77.5 billion in exports, but a 1.7 cent slide in the loonie did much of the work, and the tariff arithmetic underneath the headline is far less comfortable OTTAWA, Aug. 5, 2026 – Canada’s trade numbers looked strong on Tuesday. Read in American…
The largest trade agreement either side has ever concluded has moved off the negotiators’ desks and into the ratification machinery, with a December signature, a spring 2027 start date, and a district-by-district exporter outreach campaign now defining the road ahead. NEW DELHI, August 4, 2026 – Six months after India and the European Union concluded…
New Brunswick estimates the August 19 tariffs will touch just 0.8 per cent of its exports to the United States. An economist and a small business group warn that the aggregate number conceals what happens to the mill towns and family firms where that 0.8 per cent is concentrated. By Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade…
Canada’s trade minister and chief negotiator head to Washington with three weeks left on the clock before 50 per cent Section 338 duties hit roughly C$28 billion in exports OTTAWA, July 28, 2026 Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will travel to Washington this week alongside Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the United States, Janice Charette,…
American and Mexican negotiators open three days of talks in Mexico City with autos, steel, and Chinese transshipment on the table, and the future of North American free trade increasingly negotiated one year at a time MEXICO CITY, July 21, 2026. United States and Mexican negotiating teams convened in the Mexican capital on Tuesday for…
The 10 percent global surcharge that rescued the administration’s tariff agenda after the Supreme Court’s IEEPA ruling dies by statute on Friday, and the Section 301 regime built to replace it is arriving with no cap and no clock WASHINGTON, July 21, 2026. The most consequential deadline in American trade policy since February arrives at…
Milk, whey and lactose join Washington’s 50 percent tariff list as Trump takes aim at Canada’s supply management system. Producers say the farmgate hit is limited, but the fight over a system Ottawa calls non-negotiable is only beginning. Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Dateline Coaticook, Quebec, July 23, 2026. COATICOOK, Que. Canada’s dairy sector…
Ninety-eight forest product lines land on Washington’s new 50 percent tariff list, striking plywood, fibreboard and paper as Canadian mills close and wildfires rage. Industry leaders warn the levies will also raise the cost of American homes. Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Dateline Ottawa, July 23, 2026. OTTAWA. Canada’s beleaguered forest products sector absorbed…
Washington revives a Depression-era statute to hit roughly US$20 billion in Canadian exports, reaching past CUSMA protections. Ottawa calls the move unjustified and vows to keep every option open ahead of an August 19 deadline. Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Dateline Ottawa, July 23, 2026. OTTAWA. The United States opened the broadest front yet…