Trade

Warm words on Canada's EU 'associate membership' but no guarantees

There is no certainty that the idea will ever get off the ground, let alone become a blueprint for other countries, writes the BBC's Katya Adler.

A decade ago, many economists argued the UK would sustain longer-term economic damage by leaving the EU. So what did happen?

Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?

It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.

Thatchers say they are facing a shortage of straw, putting them out of work for months at a time.

Domestic sugar prices have jumped nearly 40%, forcing India to import 1 million tonnes of the sweetener.

Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.

Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline.

The US chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income rising to $2.6bn.