Tag: NAFTA
U.S. trade war with China has brought pain, uncertainty
The initial tariffs imposed in 2018 on imports from China didn’t affect Cooley Group, a Pawtucket-based company that manufactures an array of engineered materials,...
Congress must pass USMCA
While the U.S. economy continues to show steady signs of growth, there is considerable concern in the business community about current U.S. trade policies...
NAFTA alternative a bad deal
President Donald Trump claims he has “tremendous Democrat support” in the House for the accord he signed last year with Mexico and Canada to...
Trump signs new Nafta but congressional hurdle remains
NEW YORK - The United States, Canada and Mexico signed a new trade deal championed by President Donald Trump to replace the quarter-century-old Nafta...
Renaming NAFTA could work
The Trump administration’s renegotiation of NAFTA is decidedly underwhelming, the product of a toxic process that made only a modest modification of the original...
U.S. and Canada reach trade deal to keep NAFTA trilateral
NEW YORK - United States President Donald Trump is set to sign a successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement that will make...
Rebranding NAFTA is better than dismantling it
After threatening for months to blow up the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump seems to have settled for a modest rebranding...
Trump slaps steel tariffs on closest allies as tensions rise
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced it’s imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, in a move...
Report: Ending NAFTA would hurt R.I. economy
PROVIDENCE – Eliminating the North American Free Trade agreement without a replacement would have a significant negative impact on the Rhode Island economy, according...