USA Trade News

The #Trump administration’s “America First” policies have left the United States embroiled in tit-for-tat tariffs with the #EuropeanUnion, #Canada and #Mexico as well as an escalating #tradewar with #China. usatrade.news/trade/weak-exp…

The #dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was steady at 95.403 after hitting a two-week high of 95.737 during the previous session. usatrade.news/international/…

Offshore #oil driller Transocean Ltd said on Tuesday it would buy peer Ocean Rig UDW Inc in a $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, its second major acquisition this year as the company bets on a recovery in the offshore sector. usatrade.news/business/trans…

“No #NAFTA is better than a bad NAFTA deal for Canadians and that’s what we are going to stay with.” usatrade.news/international/…

Argentina's Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne met IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Washington and both said they were working together to improve a $50 billion standby finance deal agreed with the IMF’s executive board in June. usatrade.news/international/…

Pakistan girds for 'exchanges' with Pompeo as U.S. halts military funding reut.rs/2wFuPRE

#LaborDay is a time to celebrate & honor the #AmericanWorker. And this year, we have more cause to celebrate than we have for a long time. Our economy is vibrant, unemployment has hit 50-year lows & for the first time on record, job openings outnumber Americans looking for work.

#Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by concerns that falling Iranian output will tighten markets once U.S. #sanctions bite from November, but gains were limited by higher supply from #OPEC and the United States. usatrade.news/international/…

VTB, #Russia’s second-biggest bank, said on Monday it had sold its New York-based business, VTB Capital Inc., to its executives, citing geopolitics as one of the reasons for the deal. usatrade.news/business/russi…

The dollar consolidated near a one-week high against a basket of currencies on Monday as tensions around global #trade negotiations fuelled demand for the greenback usatrade.news/markets/trade-…

#NAFTA Negotiations entered a crucial phase this week after the U.S. and Mexico announced a bilateral deal, and paving the way for Canada to rejoin talks that underpins over $1 trillion in annual #trade. usatrade.news/trade/u-s-cana…

Wonderful tributes to Senator McCain along Arizona’s roadways today

The U.S. #economy shows signs of extending its nine-year expansion with the help of tax cuts and strong #business and consumer confidence. usatrade.news/economy/u-s-ec…

Cable giant @comcast currently leads Rupert Murdoch’s @FoxTV in the fight for @SkyUK with a 14.75 pound a share offer last month that values the broadcaster at £25.9 billion usatrade.news/international/…

Shares of the 149-year-old company fell 4 percent in pre-market trading. The company has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Centerview Partners to sell the units. usatrade.news/business/campb…

Our economy is BOOMING under @POTUS Trump’s leadership. GDP growth of 4.2% in the 2nd quarter – America is back!

The trade agreement between the two countries would allow the United States to pursue national security #tariffs on annual Mexican #car and SUV #imports of over 2.4 million vehicles usatrade.news/trade/exclusiv…

Benchmark Brent crude #oil up 20 cents or 0.3 percent at $76.15 a barrel by 1100 GMT. U.S. light crude was 30 cents higher at $68.83 a barrel. #markets #stocks #Iran usatrade.news/trade/oil-stea…

India Expects Clarity on Iran Oil Cut After U.S. Meeting usatrade.news/trade/india-ex…

Canada and United States are set to tackle their contentious issues in bilateral talks on today, as the two nations work to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement #NAFTA #trade usatrade.news/trade/canada-u…