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IMF urges Canada to stay course on housing, speed up internal trade revisions
Canada should hold off on changes to make homebuying more affordable but should speed up efforts to reduce trade barriers within…
Canada-US breakthrough on cheap foreign steel could herald end of tariffs
OTTAW—Canada has finally persuaded the Trump administration it can help protect the United States against a flood of cheap Chinese…
Why blockchain is critical to supply chain transformation
From the April 2019 print edition
To say that business is undergoing significant change in the 21st Century does not do justice…
Investors’ green targets go beyond oil patch
NEW YORK—It's not just big oil and power companies that investors are pushing to do better on the environment.
In the next…
Port of Prince Rupert wraps up container terminal master plan
PRINCE RUPERT, BC—The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has announced the completion of a container terminal master plan that…
US targets $300 billion of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
BEIJING—U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight…
China ups tariffs on $60 billion in US goods
BEIJING—Deepening a trade battle and sending financial markets spinning, China announced Monday it was raising tariffs on $60…
US hikes tariffs on Chinese goods as Beijing vows retaliation
BEIJING—President Donald Trump's latest tariff hike on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate,…
Trump’s tariff hike menaces strong economy
WASHINGTON—What trade war?
For months, the U.S. economy has shrugged and chugged along as America and China slapped tariffs…
Great Lakes water levels surge, some record highs predicted
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Water levels are surging in the Great Lakes and likely will set records this summer, forecasters said…
China economy czar heading for Washington tariff war talks
BEIJING—China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after…
Trade compliance—protecting supply chains from the risks of global trade
From the April 2019 print edition
As supply chains grow more global and complex, the risks to organizations that use those…