US-Canada Trade Deal Halted Amid Digital Tax Dispute

President Donald Trump announced an end to all trade negotiations with Canada on Friday, citing the country's new 3% digital services tax on American tech companies.

The Details: He said the US will inform Canada of the tariffs it will pay to do business with the US within the next week. The tax targets large domestic and foreign companies, and is expected to cost American companies over $2 billion a year. A new deal's future is now in doubt; it was previously expected by mid-July.

For Context: The US-Canada trade relationship has been strained since Trump imposed new tariffs on Canadian goods earlier this year. The US is Canada's largest trading partner, with exchanges amounting to more than $400 billion in goods last year. Following Trump's announcement, the US dollar gained 0.7% against the Canadian dollar.

How The Media Covered It: BBC News (Center bias) noted that Trump often uses social media threats to gain leverage in trade talks. CNBC (Lean Left) highlighted the immediate impact on the stock markets, and quoted Trump's post, emphasizing his accusation that Canada was "copying the European Union" with the tax. Fox Business (Lean Right) included Trump's claim that Canada has been a "very difficult country to TRADE with", and suggested that the decision could lead to new US tariffs on Canada.

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