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Clock Ticks Down on New Canada Tariff Deadline automated-news
Clock Ticks Down on New Canada Tariff Deadline

Sarah Bianchi, senior managing director at Evercore ISI and former deputy US trade representative, joined Balance of Power to discuss the upcoming tariff deadline. Bianchi said that after the US strikes a tariff deal with Canada, Mexico will likely ask for similar relief. (Source: Bloomberg)

21 Aug 2026 🔒
Lula, Trump discuss tariffs in phone call, Brazil says automated-news
Lula, Trump discuss tariffs in phone call, Brazil says

Lula, Trump discuss tariffs in phone call, Brazil says

21 Aug 2026 🔒
Exclusive-US plans $725 million payment towards its large UN debt automated-news
Exclusive-US plans $725 million payment towards its large UN debt

Exclusive-US plans $725 million payment towards its large UN debt

21 Aug 2026 🔒
Tracking the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs automated-news
Tracking the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs

America’s global effective tariff stands at 10.0%

21 Aug 2026 🔒
America’s Next Strategic Partner Is Hiding in Plain Sight automated-news
America’s Next Strategic Partner Is Hiding in Plain Sight

When Uzbekistan celebrates 35 years of independence on September 1st, Washington should do more than congratulate its people and government. It should recognize a strategic opportunity and make Uzbekistan the anchor of its policy in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous country, s

21 Aug 2026 🔒
US and Canada haggle over trade deal as midnight tariffs threat looms automated-news
US and Canada haggle over trade deal as midnight tariffs threat looms

Officials talk up prospect of agreement after Trump paused $20bn of new levies on North American trading partner

21 Aug 2026 🔒
Trump claims deal to cut beef import tariffs to help curb high prices automated-news
Trump claims deal to cut beef import tariffs to help curb high prices

Cattle futures fall after president says unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount for three months

21 Aug 2026 🔒
Wild Weather Sends Crop Prices Soaring in Risk to China Trade automated-news
Wild Weather Sends Crop Prices Soaring in Risk to China Trade

Extreme weather is trimming US harvests and boosting prices for farmers just as top commodities importer China is increasing soybean purchases to meet a commitment struck between the two nations’ leaders.

21 Aug 2026 🔒
US, Canadian trade teams to meet again as tariffs deadline looms automated-news
US, Canadian trade teams to meet again as tariffs deadline looms

US, Canadian trade teams to meet again as tariffs deadline looms

21 Aug 2026 🔒
Cuba opened its economy on Washington’s orders. Rubio’s answer: more sanctions automated-news
Cuba opened its economy on Washington’s orders. Rubio’s answer: more sanctions

“What are you afraid of?" Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán asked hypothetically. "Why do you need to implement almost every two weeks new sanctions?”

21 Aug 2026 🔒
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