Supply lines Latin America is master of its markets, not Trump, Bradesco says 23-04-2025 22:34 Outlook for Latin American shares depends more on local elections and fiscal and monetary policy than it does Donald Trump’s tariff war.
SUPPLY LINES Mercosur shields Paraguay from Trump tariff pain, says finance chief 23-04-2025 22:29 Membership in one of the world’s most protectionist trade blocs will help shield Paraguay from the worst of near-term disruptions caused by US tariffs.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Trump’s China trade war is forcing Latin America to pick a side 15-04-2025 14:02 Intensifying battle between world’s two largest economies has left governments grappling with the reality that their days of doing big business with Beijing without serious blowback from Washington are numbered.
As I see it Trump has China in the crosshairs 12-04-2025 05:41 The 19th century belonged to the United Kingdom, the 20th to the United States. And the 21st? by James Neilson
MERCOSUR SUMMIT Mercosur to expand common tariff exemptions as trade war rages 11-04-2025 17:30 Mercosur countries have decided to relax common external tariffs on 50 products of the choice of each of its members, giving them more flexibility to negotiate deals.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Trump’s tariffs may speed EU–Mercosur deal, says Orsi 11-04-2025 10:09 Uruguay’s president sees US protectionism pushing Europe to compromise on stalled trade pact
GLOBAL TRADE WAR Trump stuns with tariff backtrack 10-04-2025 19:26 US President Donald Trump upends global markets and trade by U-turning on proposed tariffs; Benefit for Argentina is only temporarily, unless new deal reached.
Foreign policy & diplomacy Milei hails shared values during talks with Paraguay’s Peña 09-04-2025 21:32 President met up with his Paraguayan counterpart, holding various meetings in Asunción during brief overseas trip.
TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs 09-04-2025 17:38 Latin American leaders at CELAC summit in Honduras call for a united front to tackle US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught.
GLOBAL TRADE WAR Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days but hits China harder 09-04-2025 17:00 In the midst of Donald Trump's rising tariffs he has called for quite a radical shift within his global trade war, which will affect many countries.
TRADE TALKS Argentina in talks with US to cut tariffs, says Trump official 09-04-2025 11:40 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Argentina and others may ease trade restrictions to align with Trump’s policy.
WORLD ECONOMY Trump's trade representative says tariffs 'bearing fruit' 08-04-2025 12:33 Top US trade official Jamieson Greer says several countries – including Argentina, Vietnam and Israel – have offered to reduce sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
'BLACK MONDAY' Market panic deepens as Trump stands firm over tariffs 07-04-2025 09:45 Global stock market rout deepened on Monday and fears of recession rose after China retaliated against US President Donald Trump's tariffs and Europe calibrated its response.
TRADE WARS Trump tariffs everyone, with rate on China set to soar above 50% 03-04-2025 00:24 US President Donald Trump announces steepest US tariffs in a century, unnerving investors who see a trade war ahead.
TRADE WARS Trump tariffs threaten Latin American steel industry 01-04-2025 15:18 US president’s new tariffs, designed to protect American consumers, will put Latin America's steel industry on the ropes
POLLING & SURVEYS Latin Americans split on retaliation as Trump’s tariffs loom 01-04-2025 12:19 Half of Mexicans, Argentines and Brazilians want their governments to retaliate to Trump’s tariffs, with slightly smaller shares of Colombians and Chileans saying the same.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Is Donald Trump good for Argentina? 15-03-2025 07:40 Trump’s new transactional and short-term economic order overlaps with a new gangster-style and hyper-materialistic political order. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CANADIAN ELECTION Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US trade war 10-03-2025 12:52 Liberal Party elects former investment banker Mark Carney to succeed Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his combative anti-Trump rhetoric.
TRADE WARS Trump changes tack on some tariffs, but steel, aluminium remain 06-03-2025 18:20 Mexico and Canada given grace period, but levies on imported metals and agricultural products look set to hit Argentina hard.
Global trade Trump escalates global trade war, sparking tit-for-tat tariffs 04-03-2025 12:27 Confirmation of the levies lays to rest doubts Trump would actually follow through on his repeated threats to upend global economic ties to counter what he casts as imbalanced trade.
TRADE WAR US or China? Latin America under pressure to pick a side 14-02-2025 12:55 US President Donald Trump pressures key trading partners like Mexico to break away from China's influence, vowing to shut the 'backdoor' allowing China to import products tariff-free through Latin America.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Trade war puts Milei’s Trump-first foreign policy to the test 14-02-2025 10:48 Javier Milei has spent his presidency cozying up to Donald Trump. But Argentina’s suddenly vulnerable position on tariffs demonstrates that not even friends are clear of Trump’s trade ire.
STEEL & ALUMINIUM Trump’s steel, aluminium tariffs a headache for domestic producers 10-02-2025 18:50 US President Donald Trump says he will impose 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports; decision will hurt domestic exporters such as Tenaris and Aluar.
TRUMP TARIFF THREAT Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate 30-01-2025 13:42 "It's very simple: if he taxes Brazilian products, Brazil will reciprocate," warns Brazil's leftist leader.
TRUMP'S RETURN Scalded by Colombia row, Latin America treads carefully with Trump 29-01-2025 22:44 Leaders across Latin American leaders are walking a tightrope in the Trump 2.0 era, as Gustavo Petro’s recent clash with US president goes to show.
Split Coalition Trump clash fractures Colombia's ruling coalition 29-01-2025 15:59 Colombia's Liberal Party severs ties with President Gustavo Petro's legislative coalition following his social media spat with Trump, which could make promised reforms more difficult to pass.
Artificial Intelligence DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants 28-01-2025 11:25 Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street, following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley.
Tariff Threat Trump holds off on Colombia tariffs after migrant deal 27-01-2025 12:22 US president sends a powerful message by threatening sweeping tariffs on Latin American ally to push forward his geopolitical goals on migration.
UNITED STATES Trump warns business leaders: produce in US or pay tariffs 23-01-2025 23:52 US president issues blunt warning to global elites, stating that products should be made in the United States or they will face rising tariffs.
'Off the record' Domestic industry leaders fear impact of new import rules, EU-Mercosur deal 21-10-2024 06:29 Domestic business leaders warn lowering of tariffs, though beneficial to some sectors, could put national production at stake.