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2 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Joseph Deaux |Eric Martin
Article contentThe U.S. and Mexico are closing in on a deal that would remove U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on steel imports up to a certain volume, according to people familiar with the matter, a revamp of a similar deal between the trade partners during his first term. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentTrump hasn’t been directly involved in the negotiations and would need to sign off on any deal.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Annmarie Hordern |Jennifer A. Dlouhy |Eric Martin
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz is leaving his post, people familiar with the matter said, a stunning fall for one of President Donald Trump’s top aides. Waltz had come under fire in the weeks since he acknowledged inadvertently adding Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat group set up to discuss pending attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen. Several news reports said Waltz’s deputy, Alex Wong, was also stepping down.
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2 months ago | 
financialpost.com | Natalia Drozdiak |Alberto Nardelli |Eric Martin |Ellen Milligan
(Bloomberg) — The US will demand that Russia accept Ukraine’s right to have its own army and defense industry as part of a peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter. US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to raise the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they next meet, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Natalia Drozdiak |Alberto Nardelli |Eric Martin |Ellen Milligan
The United States will demand that Russia accept Ukraine’s right to develop its own, adequately equipped, army and defense industry as part of a peace agreement, according to people familiar with the matter, pushing back on Russia’s insistence that the country largely demilitarize as a condition to end the war.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Josh Wingrove |Eric Martin |David Welch |Keith Naughton
Leaders of Ford, GM, Stellantis met with Trump administrationCarmakers say tariffs will drive up prices, upend supply chainThe Trump administration is considering a one-month delay for automakers from newly imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter, as a temporary reprieve following pleas from industry leaders.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Shawn Donnan |Derek Wallbank |Eric Martin
US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Colombia before abruptly pulling the threat after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants, a move that rattled global markets in the space of several hours. The White House claimed victory late on Sunday, saying Colombia had “agreed to all of President Trump’s terms” without delay, including the acceptance of deportees on US military aircraft.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
financialpost.com | Eric Martin |Daniel Flatley
But after a campaign in which he promised far bigger and broader levies, the fact that he didn’t actually impose any was enough to allay some critics’ worst fears about his plans, with many reading the latest threats as just negotiating ploys. At least for now. Buried in the dense language of Trump’s executive order on trade were potentially sweeping changes in how the US does trillions of dollars of business with the world.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Eric Martin |Daniel Flatley
In Donald Trump’s first 36 hours back in the White House, he threatened to slap tariffs on the US’s top four trading partners starting as soon as next week. But after a campaign in which he promised far bigger and broader levies, the fact that he didn’t actually impose any was enough to allay some critics’ worst fears about his plans, with many reading the latest threats as just negotiating ploys. At least for now.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Maya Averbuch |Eric Martin
First came the raid on a Mexico City shopping center known for selling Chinese-made clothing, toys and electronics. Then, last month, tariffs of almost 20% on packages from foreign e-commerce companies including Temu and Shein Group, and even higher duties on some textiles.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Eric Martin
President Joe Biden’s departing trade chief called President-elect Donald Trump’s idea of using revenue from tariffs to replace income taxes “very, very dangerous,” saying it would hurt lower-earning workers. Tariffs can help persuade companies to bring manufacturing in critical supply chains back to the US, Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in an interview.
