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Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the UK should 'team up' with a proposed Canada-EU economic alliance, arguing shared values and strength in unity. The piece also covers Canada's tariff response to the US trade war and the EU's unprecedented associate-membership offer to Canada. It notes implications for the UK's post-Brexit positioning.
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The article analyzes how middle powers are forming hedging alliances to shield themselves from an unpredictable US foreign policy under Donald Trump, especially as he may focus even more on disruptive foreign policy after the midterms. It contrasts deepening non-US groupings such as BRICS and the SCO with US-led bodies that are mainly trying to avoid a Trump walkout.
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A news report says American farmers are facing a difficult harvest as tariffs, trade wars, and inflation take a toll, with diesel prices hitting a record $6.50 a gallon. It focuses on the economic pressures bearing down on farmers.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York to prepare for President Trump's upcoming summit with Xi Jinping. The talks centered on a fragile tariff truce and efforts to de-escalate trade tensions, with AI and tariff issues looming. The Trump-Xi meeting is scheduled for Thursday in Washington.
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The article examines Vice President JD Vance's embrace of Hamiltonian economics over Friedman-style free markets, tracing his tariff defenses and religious framing. It argues Vance has reversed earlier free-trade positions and that economists and tariff tracking undermine his approach.
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Ahead of a Washington summit between Trump and Xi, a China expert warns that Xi is preparing for war and that U.S.-China relations are in a very dangerous period. The article notes AI and trade are expected to dominate the meeting while presenting the Chinese leader as an aggressor.
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The opinion argues that U.S. battery independence requires domestic capability across materials, technology, and manufacturing because China dominates every stage of lithium-ion production. It asks how Washington will help American companies build competitive alternatives after criticizing Ford's Chinese battery partnerships.
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An opinion column argues that high U.S. beef prices stem from problems in the U.S. industry and that the solution lies in Australia. It tells President Trump he is addressing the wrong end of the problem.
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The article credits Trump for record high inflation-adjusted income and falling poverty, calling the Census data great news, but argues his economic agenda remains incomplete. It praises permitting reform and rescinding environmental regulations while criticizing tariffs and high energy costs for holding back manufacturing and younger workers.
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Farm-state Republicans are facing backlash over President Trump’s plan to import tariff-free foreign beef, which critics say would undercut ranchers. Democrats and independents are seizing the issue in competitive Senate races in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas, adding to GOP election-year difficulties.
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This op-ed argues that President Trump should use the new U.S.-China Board of Trade to cut tariffs on everyday consumer goods like toys, apparel, and electronics while keeping tariffs on strategic national-security goods. It frames consumer tariffs as a hidden tax on American families and urges targeted relief before the holiday shopping season.
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The op-ed argues that the Trump administration has rapidly advanced U.S. influence in Central Asia and the Caucasus at Russia's expense, but that Congress has failed to repeal Soviet-era trade and aid restrictions. It urges passage of bipartisan bills to repeal Jackson-Vanik and Section 907 so the gains are not lost.