Hudson’s Bay is firing back at one of its biggest lenders. A new court filing from the defunct department store’s chief financial officer pushes back on the lender’s calls to subject the retailer to more oversight because it allegedly mishandled its liquidation and is hopelessly pursuing a deal to sell 25 of its leases, Bloomberg News reported.
Read more
Resources Per Country
- Anguilla
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Netherlands Antilles
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
The European Union on Monday accused the U.S. of resisting efforts to strike a trade deal and warned of countermeasures if no agreement is reached to avoid the punishing tariffs President Donald Trump has threatened to impose starting on August 1, Reuters reported. Trump, meanwhile, said that he was open to further discussions with the EU and other trading partners before new 30% tariffs kick in next month and that EU officials would be coming to the United States for negotiations.
Read more
Much higher U.S. tariffs on imports from the European Union would further weaken already anemic growth in the eurozone, and likely prompt the European Central Bank to lower borrowing costs, the Wall Street Journal reported. President Trump on Saturday threatened to raise the duty charged on imports of a wide range of goods to 30% from 10% if the European Union doesn’t drop all of its tariffs on U.S. goods. The U.S. already charges higher tariffs for imports of automobiles and metals, and is considering additional duties on pharmaceuticals and other goods.
Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” on Russia’s trade partners “at about 100%” if President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a deal to end his invasion of Ukraine in 50 days, CNBC.com reported. “We’re very, very unhappy with them, and we’re going to be doing very severe tariffs, if you don’t have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100%, they call them secondary tariffs,” Trump said from the White House while meeting with NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte.
Read more
Thailand is considering offering zero tariffs on more U.S. imports, the finance minister said on Monday, Reuters reported. The government is also preparing 200 billion baht ($6.1 billion) worth of soft loans to ease the impact of tariffs, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira told a business seminar. Thailand faces a 36% tariff from Washington if a deal cannot be reached before August 1.
Read more.
Read more
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened duties of 30% on products from Mexico and the European Union, two of America’s biggest trading partners, in an ongoing tariff campaign that’s upended global trade since he retook office in January, CNN.com reported. “The United States of America has agreed to continue working with the European Union, despite having one of our largest Trade Deficits with you.
Read more
The EU is preparing to step up its engagement with other countries hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs following a slew of new threats to the bloc and other US trading partners, Bloomberg News reported. The contacts with nations including Canada and Japan could include the potential for coordination. The move comes as talks between the EU and the US have dragged on and continue to be stuck on several issues, including cars and tariff rates on agriculture.
Read more
Although markets are trying to shrug off the week's U.S. tariff threats as yet another negotiation tactic, there's growing unease at the daily barrage, the latest being a 35% tariff on Canadian goods and higher levies on other countries, Reuters reported. U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada on Thursday, saying the U.S. would impose a 35% tariff on imports next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trading partners.
Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he would impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50% over the South American country's criminal trial against his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, the Associated Press reported. Lula said he would trigger Brazil's reciprocity law approved by Congress earlier this year if negotiations with the U.S. fail. "If there's no negotiation, the reciprocity law will be put to work.
Read more
The Canadian advertising market has been in turmoil for some years, with local broadcasters and online media players cutting jobs and losing market share amid shifting advertising demand, marketing budget cuts and U.S. streaming giants with ad tiers increasingly dominating the domestic media space, The Hollywood Reporter reported. But now that volatility has reached the Canadian podcasting business, with news The Podcast Exchange, a Toronto-based advertising reseller and branded content producer, has signaled it may seek bankruptcy protection.