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Trump says US should to stop 'subsidizing' Canada as trade talks continue
Trump says US should to stop 'subsidizing' Canada as trade talks continue
by  AFP

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States should stop "subsidizing" Canada, as he hosted the country's recently reelected premier Mark Carney for talks in Washington. The United States' trade deficit with Canada was $63.3 billion last year, according to the US Trade Representative's office.

No signs of US recession, Treasury Secretary says
No signs of US recession, Treasury Secretary says
by  AFP

There are currently no signs that the United States has entered a recession despite the world's largest economy recording a contraction in the first quarter, the US Treasury Secretary said Tuesday. Bessent's remarks contrast with those of Trump, who was asked in a recent interview if the United States could enter a recession.

UK, India strike trade deal amid US tariff blitz
UK, India strike trade deal amid US tariff blitz
by  AFP

The UK on Tuesday agreed a free trade agreement with India, its biggest such deal since leaving the European Union, after negotiations relaunched in February following US tariff threats. His Labour government added it is "the biggest and most economically significant bilateral trade deal the UK has done since leaving the EU".

EDF complaint blocks Czech-Korean nuclear deal
EDF complaint blocks Czech-Korean nuclear deal
by  AFP

A Czech court said Tuesday it blocked a multi-billion-dollar deal between Prague and South Korea's KHNP on the construction of two nuclear units following a complaint by France's EDF. KHNP won the contract last July after beating EDF in the tender, but the French giant filed an appeal with the Czech antitrust watchdog UOHS. When the UOHS rejected the appeal last week, EDF filed a lawsuit.

US trade deficit hit fresh record before new Trump tariffs
US trade deficit hit fresh record before new Trump tariffs
by  AFP

The US trade deficit reached a new record in March, according to fresh government data published Tuesday, as imports surged ahead of President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariff rollout. The trade gap was the result of a 4.4 percent rise in imports to $419.0 billion, as people rushed to buy goods ahead of the introduction of the widely trailed tariffs.