NAFTA

Negotiations for the United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA) have been concluded, but the three countries still have to ratify the deal. The USMCA represents President Trump's effort to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and includes important provisions that...

As part of our overall coverage of freight markets, FreightWaves publishes a summary of the changes in the economy over the past month, both in terms of the data releases and in developments in public policy. The Economic Roundup is designed to synthesize the events of the past month as they relate...

U.S. stocks started off the week on a high note Monday after a trade deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico was announced on Sunday evening. The deal is called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, and would replace the former North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. The deal...

As tariffs, sanctions, and politics continue to coalesce into a shadow of uncertainty hanging overhead, the markets haven’t blinked—at least not the US markets. The S&P 500 Index is hovering around all-time highs, and the Q2 earnings season was a rousing success across the board....

Canada, under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, returned to the NAFTA negotiating table last week. Talks remain ongoing with an uncertain outcome as President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly set on offering zero compromises. What Needs To Happen Next Canada and Mexico...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's reviews what the sector overhaul could mean for the tech sector. Other featured articles examine the prospects for a railroad operator on the right track and a tech company trying out co-CEOs. Also, a specialty retailer gets no love and a food...

Change in sourcing and labor rules borne by auto makers. Major car manufacturers are still sifting through how, where, and with what they will make their products amid a rejiggered North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Canadian Prime Minister said in a statement Monday that he "...

The United States and Mexico finalized a trade agreement this week — a "positive development" for Canada, according to the Canadian American Business Council. What Happened Mexico's government made its position clear Monday that Canada needs to be at the negotiating table,...

After President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, a modified deal between the U.S. and Mexico has been reached, Trump said in remarks Monday in the Oval Office.  What Happened Trump and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo have been in...

The international solar community is in an uproar over a hefty import tax the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency enacted in January on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells. The pushback might just change minds in Washington, D.C., according to Height Securities.  “We continue to...

There were no buzzwords during Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) CEO Sergio Marchionne’s segment of the North American International Auto Show. Marchionne refuses to pump FCA’s stock on predictions of electrification and autonomy, and he doesn’t hedge about FCA...

Leading up to and immediately following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (NYSE: EWW) was one of the worst-performing emerging markets single-country exchange-traded funds thanks in large part to harsh anti-immigration rhetoric from President Donald Trump....