TRADE WAR: Targeting REELECTION & North Korea's ROCKETMAN
Trump plans to offer Canada, Mexico 30-day tariff exemption: official
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-imf/trump-plans-to-offer-canada-mexico-30-day-tariff-exemption-official-idUSKCN1GJ1PS
Why a full-blown Trump trade war won’t happen
Published: Mar 7, 2018 9:57 a.m. ET
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-a-full-blown-trump-trade-war-probably-wont-happen-2018-03-06
Trump aides defend tariffs move as Europe and China decry ‘trade war’
British PM May expresses ‘deep concern’ in call with president
Democrat: measures against Europe would be ‘a boost for Russia’
Trump praises Xi Jinping’s China power grab
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/04/trump-tariffs-europe-china-russia-trade-war
Trump trade war: China vows retaliation if tariffs bite
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43278458
SOMEONE TELL TRUMP THE TRADE WAR IS OVER. CHINA WON
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2135330/someone-tell-trump-trade-war-over-china-won
China looks to avoid US trade war as Trump steps up rhetoric
Beijing says there are ‘more common interests than differences’ with Washington
https://www.ft.com/content/db0106f8-1f7f-11e8-a895-1ba1f72c2c11
Australia’s dire warning to Donald Trump’s United States over potential trade war
AS TENSIONS between the US and the world escalate following Donald Trump’s tariffs bombshell, Australian leaders foretold a stark future.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/australias-dire-warning-to-donald-trumps-united-states-over-potential-trade-war/news-story/8d02e316671c50d7b31e010d8d9c4b37
E.U. Pledges to Fight Back on Trump Tariffs as Trade War Looms
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/business/trump-tariffs-eu-trade.html
Canada’s tariff strategy is ‘waiting to see’ what Trump actually does, Trudeau says
https://globalnews.ca/news/4068673/tariffs-wait-and-see-canada-trump/
Trudeau calls Trump’s trade war ‘unacceptable’ as Canadian officials reach out to U.S. administration
Liberal MP says Ottawa has “repeatedly” asked for exemptions to U.S. moves to restrict steel and aluminum imports.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/03/02/trudeau-calls-trumps-trade-war-unacceptable-as-canadian-officials-reach-out-to-us-administration.html
Steel tariffs: Justin Trudeau says move by Trump ‘makes no sense,’ adds he spoke with president
https://globalnews.ca/news/4058176/steel-tariffs-bill-morneau-donald-trump/
Trump says White House asked China for plan to reduce US trade deficit with country by $1 billion
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/07/trump-says-white-house-asked-china-for-plan-to-reduce-us-trade-deficit-with-country-by-1-billion.html
Trump calls for $1B reduction in U.S.-China trade deficit
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/trump-china-trade-deficit-444164
U.S. trade deficit races to more than nine-year high
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-trade-deficit-races-to-more-than-nine-year-high-idUSKCN1GJ1W0
European Union
U.S. goods and services trade with the EU totaled nearly $1.1 trillion in 2016. Exports totaled $501 billion; Imports totaled $592 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with the EU was $92 billion in 2016.
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/europe/european-union
U.S. trade deficit hits highest monthly level since 2008
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/trade-deficit-2018-444150
Globalization
http://www.globalization101.org/
How Economic Dependence Could Undermine Europe’s Foreign Policy Coherence
http://www.gmfus.org/publications/how-economic-dependence-could-undermine-europes-foreign-policy-coherence
Trade (% of GDP)
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
More than half of UK’s food sourced from abroad, study finds
Researchers warn that the damage done by the amount of food and feed coming from abroad has an environmental impact on poorer countries
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/06/more-than-half-of-uks-food-sourced-from-abroad-study-finds
2016 Presidential Election Results
https://www.270towin.com/maps/2016-actual-electoral-map