Canada scrambles amid Trump’s tariff threats
Canadian officials attempt to distance themselves from Mexico after Trump threatens a 25% tariff on goods from both countries
China and Mexico stand firm in the face of Trump’s tariff threats
Trump threatens Mexico, Canada, and China to increase tariffs on products from those countries until migrant arrivals and drug imports decrease. The three countries responded.
RCEP: As deadline looms, trade unions call out dangerous clauses
Negotiators representing 16 countries have been tasked with arriving at an agreement on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by October 19 but trade unions say the deal has grave consequences
US and China arrive at truce in trade war but concerns remain
US president Donald Trump and Chinese vice-premier Liu He reached an agreement on October 11 whereby the former agreed to not implement tariffs while the latter promised to increase agricultural imports
Tarifazos: How Argentina’s population is being forced to subsidize the earnings of multinational companies
José Rigane of the CTA-Autonomá spoke about why more and more Argentinians are unable to pay for basic services
Urging US and China to halt trade war, IMF admits no culpability
Instead of seeking to alter the “free-trade regime” to address the grievances of American workers, Trump, singling out China as the enemy, has declared an economic war which will hurt workers in the US, China and in the developing world
- Volkswagen workers in Germany strike amid dispute with management
- European countries freeze Syrian asylum requests as HTS forms transitional government
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- South Korea’s impeachment fails—what’s next?
- US elected officials and labor leaders join international call to take Cuba off US’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list
