The North-America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hangs in the balance following acrimonious negotiations, including leaks of unflattering comments from US President Donald Trump about his Canadian counterparts. “Many Canadians feel as though Mexico has turned its back on them,” said Duncan Wood, director of the Mexico Institute. This wedge between […]
March 19 through March 25 was a particularly tumultuous week in a particularly tumultuous presidency – marked by more turnover at the White House, contentious words with China over trade policy, another Republican loss at the ballot box, a budget bill President Donald Trump hated and his base resented him […]
Richard Turnill, BlackRock’s chief investment strategist, notes that a measure of geopolitical risk has spiked to the highest since March 2015. Out of all geopolitical risks, Turnill is most worried about President Donald Trump’s trade policy, which he says could disrupt global markets. As stocks continue their relentless pursuit of […]
A meeting between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel led to a conversation between the two leaders that White House officials reportedly said was “humiliating” to Trump. During an exchange between Trump and Merkel in which they discussed the possibility of a trade agreement, Merkel had to explain […]
