5 days ago · The United States, Canada, and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, a free trade agreement that eliminated almost all tariffs on trade across the three countries. [1] NAFTA has been described as a source of political division. [2] In the United States, it led to offshoring as U.S. companies relocated their businesses to Mexico for cheaper labor, harming ...

3 days ago · By agreeing to the pause for Mexico and Canada, Trump has been able to tell his supporters that he brokered a smart deal and to declare victory in addressing illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Canada will have a new “fentanyl czar,” and Mexico pledged to deploy 10,000 members of its National Guard. The White House sent out an email ...

4 days ago · The flags of Mexico, Canada and the United States are shown near the Ambassador Bridge, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Detroit. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

3 days ago · The parallel story of how Mexico’s leader got the same tariff delay for her country, with a few hours’ advantage over Canada, highlights Ms. Sheinbaum’s choice to focus on partnership in her ...

1 day ago · Mexico and Canada both agreed to increase security at their borders with the United States to address Mr Trump’s concerns about fentanyl trafficking and immigration. Ms Sheinbaum pledged to ...

4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking.. The pauses provide a cool-down period after a tumultuous few days that put North America on the cusp of a trade war that risked crushing economic ...

4 days ago · The White House said on Monday it has noticed that Mexico is "serious" about President Donald Trump's executive order on tariffs, but Canada has "misunderstood" it to be a trade war between the ...

4 days ago · Imports from Mexico, China and Canada account for more than a third of the products brought into the United States, more than $1 trillion in goods a year. Economists projected that the tariffs and ...

5 days ago · The leaders of Mexico and Canada responded forcefully on Saturday, both vowing to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country would retaliate ...

3 days ago · Andrew Selee, the president of the Migration Policy Institute, said it was still unclear what Mexico and Canada would need to do to avoid U.S. tariffs. But in the meantime, he said, both Mr. Trump ...