Trade Update Newsletter
US/California Economic Relations with Taiwan Remain Strong at Pivotal Time, Canada looks beyond America with plans for ‘unique alliance’ with EU, Carney pitches Canada to global investors as Trump tries to pull investment south, Tariff price hikes may take time to hit shelves as retailers work through inventory, With Canada trade on the rocks, Lutnick heads to Mexico, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Responds to Canada’s Retaliation, Export-Import Bank: CalChamber Backs Long-Term Reauthorization to Help Jobs, CalChamber Board of Directors Announces Positions on November Ballot Measures, Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 45 to reform CEQA, limit state dysfunction
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs hit US products as Trump warns of escalation, Carney claps back at Lutnick, says Canada will resume trade talks ‘when the Americans are ready’, GOP lawmakers seek answers from Trump trade chief on Canada tariffs, Complete list of U.S. products subject to counter tariffs Updated list of U.S. products subject, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada, President Signs Another Short-Term Renewal of Trade Preference for African Nations, Ways and Means Trade Priorities Signed into Law to Counter China, Expand Market Access, and Strengthen Supply Chains, G20 Chair’s Statement, G20 Innovation Ministerial Concludes with Consensus Statement, Venezuela hands the US control over a fifth of its oil in landmark deal, US trade deficit widened in July, California and the Australian state of Queensland ink new partnership to accelerate climate resilience, agricultural technology, and innovation
to counter tariffs effective September 8, 2026,
Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions, Canada backtracks on seafood counter-tariffs, List of Products Subject to Canada Retaliatory Tariffs, Full List of US Tariffs Hitting Canada After Trade Talks Collapse, Chinese foreign minister calls for Washington, Beijing to overcome obstacles ahead of summit, Dispute over cheese names causes stumbling block in US-Mexico trade negotiations, US may seek win with Mexico in wake of collapsed trade talks with Canada, says ex-negotiator, Mexico ‘Optimistic’ on US Trade Deal After Canada Talks Collapse, Iceland votes to reject proposal to begin negotiations to rejoin the European Union, California exports nearly $17 billion in goods to Canada. How will tariffs impact the state?
PM Carney Speaks to Media After Suspension of Canada-U.S. Trade Talks, Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, Mexico faces pressure to match Canada’s tariff relief in talks with Trump administration, Mexico faces pressure to match Canada’s tariff relief in talks with Trump administration, Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected, Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal, The Three Lies Prop 45 Opponents Keep Telling and Telling, Affordability Agenda Recap Following Key Fiscal Hurdle, California’s clashes over business regulation rage on as legislative session nears end
Canadian minister says Canada, US far apart on draft trade deal, source says, Canadian American Business Council (CABC) Launches New Economic Report on the Impacts of US-Canada Tariff Escalation and USMCA, Trade court upholds Trump’s closure of ‘de minimis’ loophole, Relief for Nigeria, others as US Senate extends duty-free AGOA trade pact till 2028, Mexico presses US to cut auto tariffs, Capitol Weekly Names Zaremberg to Hall of Fame, CalChamber Execs Ranked Among California’s Top Political Influencers
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