G7 leaders head to Canada
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Canadians are rightly angry and scared about what the U.S. tariffs and threats will mean for the economy. When the trade war first began, the outlook was dire. But since then, Canada has swung from the focus of U.
Canada’s economy is stuck in a state of “suspended animation,” with major new investments largely on hold, but may start to recover in the coming months, according to the head of one of the country’s largest banks.
“I don’t think it’s a crisis,” Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce chief executive Victor Dodig said at an automotive industry event in greater Toronto. But the economy needs the salve of lower interest rates, pro-growth policies and more certainty on trade policy, he said.
Europe can’t increase defense spending if it has to fight a trade war at the same time, Council President António Costa says.
The president’s first international summit of his second term comes ahead of a new tariff deadline and amid a Middle East crisis.
Canada agrees to ratify Britain’s accession to major trans-Pacific trade pact - The UK joined the bloc in 2024, but Canada is yet to ratify its accession.
At G7 2025 meet, intense debate is likely on the unfolding crisis in the West Asia after Israel launched massive strikes on Iran’s military and nuclear sites on Friday
The UK will seek to restart trade negotiations with Canada, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, as he strives to strengthen commercial ties around the world to better insulate Britain’s economy from the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war.
Israel's strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders unawares, is the latest sign of a more volatile world