New Zealand and United States signs FATCA IGA to share tax information

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, that he has no interest in revising the six-year-old US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), stating that the trade deal matters far more to Mexico and Canada than to the US. The position comes as

US President Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose tariffs on Canada in response to wildfire smoke drifting across the border on 24 July 2026, telling reporters: "We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke." The statement

The US Senate moved forward on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill with an 86-12 procedural vote, handing President Donald Trump the authority to impose tariffs reaching up to 100% on the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. India ranks

The Trump administration imposed new tariffs across 60 trading partners—the EU, China, Japan, Canada, and dozens more—alleging they've failed to prevent goods made by forced labour from entering their supply chains on 24 July 2026. The move

The US and Mexico will meet for a fourth negotiating round in early September 2026 to work through disagreements on revamping the 26-year-old North American trade agreement (USMCA). US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer held talks this

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney told provincial premiers on 23 July 2026 that Canada would retaliate against new US tariffs if negotiations fail. The announcement came days after US President Donald Trump imposed 50% duties on Canadian