Tariffs and trade
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Canada gave Stellantis 30 days to address the Brampton plant sale
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the automaker is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, without naming a figure, after it agreed to sell the idle Ontario plant.
China opposes a reported US plan to block remote access to American computing power
Mao Ning said such measures disrupt global industrial and supply chains and serve no party's interests, and pointed to leaders' common understandings rather than saying a new bill would violate a trade agreement.
Trump threatens to immediately double tariffs on Mexico if it does not stop migrant caravans
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said no caravan has reached the U.S. border since Trump returned to office, and that an earlier one dwindled from as many as 600 people to fewer than 100.
China extends its pause on the extra 24% tariff on US goods for two months, keeps 10%
The Customs Tariff Commission tied the Nov. 10 adjustment to the Washington heads-of-state consensus and said it will watch any Section 301 shift.
US trade deficit narrows to $105.0 billion in September as exports outpace imports
The gap with Taiwan widened $3.6 billion and the one with the EU $3.2 billion, while the deficit with Canada shrank $2.7 billion.
Prediction markets favor a Democratic sweep on Nov. 3, but Morgan Stanley expects tariffs and tax policy to stay broadly in place
Prediction markets favor Democrats in both chambers. Morgan Stanley says gridlock and a presidential veto limit what changes, though AI and data centers could face more scrutiny.
White House tariff desk takes back Canada's plywood, issues store credit in carpets
A senator returned some Canadian goods for a home-state win. Within the hour, the clerk had swapped in valves, carpets and waste products.
Trump swaps some Canadian goods off his 50% tariff list and puts carpets and valves on
A new proclamation removes some Canadian products from the 50% tariff list and adds others, effective Oct. 30. Sen. Susan Collins announced the exemptions first.