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US and Canada fail to reach a trade deal, Washington imposes 50-percent tariffs, Ottawa announces countermeasures

started August 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM · last changed 5d ago

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After days of talks, the US and Canada failed to reach a trade deal and Washington imposed 50-percent tariffs on around $20 billion of Canadian exports including wine, furniture, dairy, cement, clothing and hockey equipment, while Canadian PM Mark Carney announced Ottawa will impose reciprocal tariffs on US steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp, paper and electronics from September 8.

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Nakon višednevnih intenzivnih pregovora, dvije zemlje u petak navečer nisu postigle trgovački sporazum što je pogoršalo osjetljive odnose između dugogodišnjih trgovačkih partnera i saveznika te

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