EconomyBond market revolt signals fading confidence in US economic leadership

The bond market’s reaction points to waning confidence in US economic leadership. A trade war between the deeply integrated US and Canadian economies once seemed unthinkable, but Donald Trump’s recklessness and unpredictability helped derail negotiations and trigger 50 per cent US tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods, exposing the vindictive and politicised character of his trade policy.

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