TORONTO: Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official familiar with the matter said Thursday. The official said the wide-ranging list hasn’t been completed yet. The…
NEW DELHI: Batting for the “right to choice” of feature phone users and the aged and rural customers – many of whom do not use internet on phones — telecom regulator Trai on Monday ordered mobile operators to start offering tariff plans with just voice and SMS and not bundle data into them.Mobile operators had…
Canada’s New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign following the resignation of Chrystia Freeland as Finance Minister and deputy Prime Minister on Monday. Singh stopped short of demanding an election or withdrawing his party’s support for Trudeau’s minority government. “People are having a very hard time paying for…
WEST PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a diplomatic olive branch even as Trump threatens to levy massive tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Thursday that Trump invited Xi, but said it was “to be determined”…
A private joke spilled into the public arena when US President-elect Donald Trump referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the “Governor of Canada” in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. Trump’s comments about “Governor Trudeau” stemmed from a jest he made during a private dinner earlier this month at his Florida estate,…
After US President-elect Donald Trump warned Canada of a 25% tariff on all Canadian products, Canada warned of retaliatory tariff measures on American products over border security. Canadian Ambassador to the US, Kirsten Hillman, said the option of tariff hikes was on the table for Canada if hit with punitive measures by Trump 2.0. However,…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday (local time) was all smiles as he enjoyed dinner with US President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida following talks amid the Republican leader’s warning to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports after he takes office in January. Trudeau made an unannounced…
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the US dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has flown to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. A person familiar with the matter said Trudeau will have dinner with Trump. The official was not authorised to speak publicly about the matter and spoke…
President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested on Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in talks on the issues,…