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President Donald Trump on Feb. 26 gave a series of apparently contradictory answers about his plans to enact tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as the European Union. 

The Senate has confirmed Jamieson Greer, a veteran of President Donald Trump’s first-term economic battles with China, Mexico and Canada, to be America’s top trade negotiator.

Stellantis Chairman John Elkann said President Donald Trump should focus new tariffs on imported vehicles made without U.S. parts content instead of raising duties on Mexico and Canada.

General Motors plans to step up its program of buybacks by repurchasing $6 billion in shares and raising its dividend. The move comes as the industry faces uncertainty about threatened tariffs.

President Donald Trump on Feb. 25 directed the government to consider possible tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade.

President Donald Trump said he expected tariffs planned to take effect on Canada and Mexico to go ahead next month following an initial delay.

The EU is broadening the list of U.S. goods it will target with retaliatory tariffs if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose duties on steel and aluminum exports.

Mexico is weighing possible levies on Chinese imports as it pushes for a deal to avoid the 25% tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on its goods before a March deadline.

While Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem insists there’s a limit to a monetary policy response to a tariff war, he has a clear view of the damage it could have on the Canadian economy.

President Donald Trump is focusing on the revenue his tariffs would generate as he seeks to get tax cuts through Congress, pointing to an ominous path for countries trying to avoid a trade war.