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NAFTA
Trump says new NAFTA will pay for wall. Not likely.
Dec 19, 2018
President Trump seems to have softened his stance on border-wall funding as a make-or-break issue to avoid a government shutdown. Instead, he says Mexico will pay for the wall indirectly through the new NAFTA agreement, now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). It’s an idea he’s mentioned more than a few times, but so […]
What's new about the new NAFTA
Nov 30, 2018
Signed but not yet delivered: The new NAFTA isn't very different from the old one.
Trump joins Canada, Mexico leaders to sign new trade pact
Nov 30, 2018
The USMCA is meant to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
What a pair of jeans can teach us about the global economy
by
David Brancaccio
and Jonaki Mehta
Nov 15, 2018
Thomas Ramge and Jan Schwochow's book, "The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It," uses infographics to make complex ideas more accessible.
What the midterm results mean for foreign policy and trade
Nov 7, 2018
Democrats took the House, Republicans gained in the Senate. What now for trade?
The Trump administration has a habit of renaming government groups
by
Janet Nguyen
Oct 10, 2018
Case in point: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Canadians mull new trade pact, worry about domestic dairy industry
by
Emma Jacobs
Oct 8, 2018
Some Canadians worry NAFTA replacement will flood markets with lower-cost U.S. milk and cheese.
For public good, not for profit.
What does the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement mean for the digital world?
by
Molly Wood
Oct 3, 2018
NAFTA didn't really deal with digital trade. USMCA does.
After NAFTA overhaul, Canada and Mexico turn to hammering out metal tariff deal
by
Erika Beras
Oct 2, 2018
The newly inked trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico resolves issues regarding pharmaceuticals and dairy — but that still the leaves the separate, unresolved feuds around steel and aluminum tariffs. How will the three countries use the NAFTA negotiations to influence how they figure out a metal tariff deal? Click the audio player […]
Why some people are worried about drug patent protections in the new NAFTA
by
Scott Tong
Oct 2, 2018
The trade agreement reached over the weekend between the U.S., Canada and Mexico includes longer intellectual property protection periods for the expensive class of drugs known as biologics.