Between now and the next round of negotiations in Mexico City in November, don't be surprised to see President Trump take a chapter out of Nixon's playbook by using the «madman theory» to categorically launch an offensive attack against Canada and Mexico in an all - or - nothing bid for a «win - lose - lose» NAFTA. (canadianbusiness.com)
No date has been announced yet for the next round of negotiations and it's almost certain the parties won't meet their goal to reach a deal by the end of March. (fortune.com)
The markets finally woke up to this on Wednesday, after sleepwalking for the past year, as bond yields and stock prices sank and the dollar took a hit on news that the Trump administration is preparing to pull the plug on the North American free - trade agreement, maybe even before the next round of negotiations slated for Montreal at the end of the month. (cdhowe.org)