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Trump says ‘getting there’ in NAFTA talks

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 19, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday progress was being made in slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade accord between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but he held out the prospect of striking bilateral pacts if a three-way deal could not be reached. “We’re trying to equalize it. It’s not

Italian sausages, cheeses and other traditional foods for sale in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo in December 2016. (Florin1961/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

Italy won’t ratify EU trade deal with Canada, farm minister says

By GFM Network News June 14, 2018

Milan | Reuters — Italy will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada, its new agriculture minister said on Thursday, ratcheting up an international trade spat and potentially scuppering the EU’s biggest accord in years. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is the first major trade deal the European Union has

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Markets

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News June 14, 2018

Reuters — Canada agreed with the U.S. on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue, although they did not set a date for the next round, a senior official said in remarks casting further doubt on the chances of a deal this year. Negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement started

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Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

By Allison Martell, GFM Network News June 1, 2018

Reuters — Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports and challenge U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. The Canadian tariffs are set to go into effect on July 1 and

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 2017. (Global Affairs Canada screengrab via YouTube)

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Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will visit Washington this week in another bid to help unblock talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement, a spokesman said on Monday. Freeland will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, said spokesman Adam Austen. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are struggling to

Markets

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 22, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are in constant contact about slow-moving talks to revitalize NAFTA and are ready to meet at any time to push the process forwards, Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled as Canada and Mexico try

Assembly of a 2014 Chevy Traverse at General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan. (John F. Martin photo for Chevrolet)

Markets

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

By David Lawder, GFM Network News May 17, 2018

Washington/New York | Reuters — The top U.S. trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hours after Canada’s prime minister struck a positive note. “The NAFTA countries are nowhere near close to a deal,” U.S. Trade Representative

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer walks toward reporters ahead of a meeting with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts to discuss talks on modernizing the NAFTA trade deal, in Washington, D.C. on May 11. (Photo: Reuters/David Ljunggren)

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Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 11, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Senior U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials on Friday ended a week of talks without a deal to modernize NAFTA, agreeing instead to resume negotiations soon, ahead of a deadline next week issued by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. The failure to secure a quick deal underscores uncertainty over the

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 11, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has set a May 17 deadline to be notified of a new NAFTA trade deal to give the current Congress a chance of passing it, while Mexico’s top trade official on Thursday said time was running short to meet such a deadline. Ryan, who controls legislation

Markets

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 9, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Top-level talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement made little headway on Wednesday as the U.S. and Mexico sought to settle differences over the key issue of automobiles, three well-placed sources said. With time fast running out to reach a deal, the two NAFTA members are discussing a U.S.

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Trump says ‘getting there’ in NAFTA talks

Italy won’t ratify EU trade deal with Canada, farm minister says

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

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