Canada’s oil industry thrives despite Trump’s trade war
Saturn Oil and Gas, Stampede Drilling and Arrow Exploration show robust growth as debate swirls on energy production
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Mexico’s fintech stars start to shine at last
The much-hyped sector has produced a stream of $1bn companies but regulation has failed to keep up with growth
Reeves says she understands Trump’s trade concerns
The chancellor is set to meet her US counterpart to make the case for a bilateral trade deal.
Donald Trump orders speedier permits for deep-sea mineral projects
US president’s move is part of effort to bolster supply of critical resources
UK economy faces growth shock from Trump tariffs, says Bank governor
Andrew Bailey says UK not close to recession but he would be ‘encouraged’ if trade deal with US were agreed
The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has said the UK economy faces a “growth shock” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies.
Speaking on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Washington, Bailey said that while he did not think the UK was close to recession at the moment, “we are certainly quite focused on the growth shock”.
US and China holding talks on trade war, Trump says after Beijing rebuttal
President’s comments follow Chinese government’s denial of ‘baseless’ claim that Washington was close to deal
The US and China held talks on Thursday to help resolve the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Donald Trump said.
“We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we’ve been meeting with China,” the US president told reporters at the White House.