US, Canada negotiators race to ink a deal as Trump’s tariff deadline looms
Top trade negotiators from Canada and the United States have met for the third day running in Washington, DC, as they try to finalise a trade deal before new American tariffs start on Saturday. Friday’s negotiations are designed to head off the 50-percent import taxes US President Donald Trump has threatened against around $20bn worth of Canadian goods.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Friday’s negotiations are designed to head off the 50-percent import taxes US President Donald Trump has threatened against around $20bn worth of Canadian goods.
- Fact 2: Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ claims first victim: Not Iran, but US markets What to know about the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Trump’s capital car race Ukraine sanctions popular Russian cartoon ‘Masha and the Bear’ The tariffs were already paused earlier this week, and many experts say they are optimistic about another last-minute breakthrough.
- Fact 3: A deal could instead mark a detente in what has been 18 months of tense relations.
- Fact 4: In 2025, early in his second term, Trump imposed tariffs on key imports from Canada, prompting Ottawa to retaliate with a suite of countermeasures.
Top trade negotiators from Canada and the United States have met for the third day running in Washington, DC, as they try to finalise a trade deal before new American tariffs start on Saturday. Friday’s negotiations are designed to head off the 50-percent import taxes US President Donald Trump has threatened against around $20bn worth of Canadian goods.
Nord Stream bombing suspect to Hollywood fixer: Who is Volodymyr Zhuravlev? Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ claims first victim: Not Iran, but US markets What to know about the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Trump’s capital car race Ukraine sanctions popular Russian cartoon ‘Masha and the Bear’ The tariffs were already paused earlier this week, and many experts say they are optimistic about another last-minute breakthrough. “All indications point to the fact that a deal is imminent before the expiry of the current extension.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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