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Trump threatens to leave Canada out of Nafta deal

Bloomberg President Donald Trump slammed what he termed ‘decades of abuse’ by Canada with a new threat to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), a day after talks with the US’s northern neighbor stalled hours before a deadline. “There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new Nafta deal. If we don’t make a fair deal ...

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Crude records monthly gain

Bloomberg Crude rose this month as sanctions on Iranian oil stoked concern that supplies will contract, overshadowing speculation that a US-China trade war will weaken demand. Futures in London settled 4.3 percent higher in August, the biggest monthly gain since April and US crude also rose for the month. Yet, both benchmarks faltered as Saudi Arabia was said to raise ...

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India records 8.2% GDP growth

Bloomberg India’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in nine quarters, as strong domestic consumption and robust manufacturing growth stamped out global trade-war worries. Gross domestic product grew a stunning 8.2 percent in the three months ended June from a year earlier, the Statistics Ministry said in a statement in New Delhi. That was faster than the 7.6 percent median ...

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