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Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
Economy
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to speak by phone on Tuesday, just hours after slapping tariffs on each other's economies in an escalating trade war. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Trump was due to talk to Xi, but said Tuesday that "I don't have any updates on when that call will take place."

Despite tariff reprieve Canadians worry 'damage already done' to US ties
Despite tariff reprieve Canadians worry 'damage already done' to US ties
Economy
by  AFP

The trade war may be on hold, but in a Canadian border city where the unhindered flow of auto parts across the bridge to Detroit supports thousands of jobs, the future remains uncertain. Ford has been employing people in Windsor for more than 100 years and without auto jobs the city would be plunged into a "huge recession," he said.