A fierce brawlTrump’s ‘dollar-for-dollar’ war on Canada takes another extremely costly turnOttawa’s new measures in response to US tariffs have come into force. The White House chief is prepared to do anything to continue the dispute, but he is underestimating the costs to the population.byPaola Peduzzi9 SEP 26
Geography MagaTrump has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America“We have a gulf and we have a lake. Now all we need is an ocean,” commented the White House chief. In the background, the trade dispute with Canada continuesbyRedazione28 AUG 26
NINETY DAYS OF FREE TRADETrump’s savoury burgerTrump has suspended the tariffs on minced meat that he himself had imposed and has secured a commitment from importers to sell at 25 per cent below market price. Protectionism that must be suspended to remedy protectionismbyEnrico Cicchetti27 AUG 26
from the social media postTrump suspends new tariffs on Canada for three days“We’ve reached an agreement!”, writes the US President on Truth. According to Ottawa, however, there is still “a lot of work to be done” to reach a final agreementbyRedazione19 AUG 26
The analysisThe chaos of duties: collected, rejected and refunded with interest. And the cycle continuesTrump is pressing ahead and exploring every legal avenue to make permanent the tariff levels that the Supreme Court ruling has overturned. But it is taxpayers who are footing the bill for the President’s policybyDavide Mattone7 AUG 26
Trade warTrump and tariffs, chapter three. This time, the excuse is forced labourThe Administration is attempting to make permanent the tariff levels that the Supreme Court has reduced. The implications for the EU and the risks posed by this new wave of tariffsbyDavide Mattone25 JUL 26
upcoming ratesTrump launches a new trade warWith the deadline for the latest tariffs now imminent, Washington has found a new ploy to impose extraordinary tariffs: targeting goods produced using forced labour. The main targets, for now, are Brazil and CanadabyMaurizio Stefanini22 JUL 26
the trade disputeTrump’s new tariffs on Canada: a gun on the negotiating tableThe president accuses the country of discriminating against US cars, alcohol and dairy products. But many analysts see this as a move to exert pressure in the negotiations on the USMCA, the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and CanadabyMaurizio Stefanini22 JUL 26