More than six months into his term, Trump’s blitz of tariff hikes and his new tax and spending bill have remodeled America’s trading, manufacturing, energy and tax systems to his own liking.

The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third straight decision.

In the bygone age that was 2024, America charged levies averaging just 2% on its imports of goods. In the new era of trade ...