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In the US-China trade conflict, rare earth metals are Beijing's ultimate trump card. Last year, China ramped up restrictions on these key industrial elements, spooking industry, and forcing the US toclimb down. Since that wake-up call, the US has worked hard to reduce its depende ...  Show more

With tensions rising between Canada and the US over the latest broadsides in President Donald Trump's trade war, the White House is threatening even more levies following Prime Minister Mark Carney's announced dollar-for-dollar retaliation. The rupture between Ottawa and Washingt ...  Show more

On today's episode, we examine how impending tariffs from the Trump administration in the US are sending shock waves through global markets. Bloomberg's Stephen Engle has analysis on what the response from Beijing may look like. Jun Bei Liu, Founder and Portfolio Manager at Ten C ...  Show more

Has Donald Trump's policy of imposing trade tariffs worked? He has signed a major trade deal with Japan, with Tokyo pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the US. Could this open the way for similar deals with other countries? And what does it all mean for the glob ...  Show more

(0:00) Bestie intros! (0:58) Reacting to Trump targeting China and postponing all other reciprocal tariffs (21:21) Measures for success of tariffs, debating the impact of letting China into the WTO (46:14) Is the US being exploited on trade? Was free trade a mistake? (1:02:01) Re ...  Show more

Dez Morgan and Skip Montreux discuss the impact of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs on global business. Free audio script available at downtobusinessenglish.com Visit Apple Podcasts to subscribe to Down to Business English, rate the show, and leave a comment. Visit our website or Fac ...  Show more