the spend4h ago
ICYMI: The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war https://thespend.net/the-summit-that-couldnt-fix-an-accounting-problem-pretending-to-be-a-trade-war/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #TrumpXiSummit #Soybeans #Boeing #EconomicImbalance
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced soybeans, Boeing jets, and a new committee. None of it will fix the imbalance that made the summit necessary.

the spend
the spend12h ago
The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing https://thespend.net/the-beans-and-boeing-summit-that-changed-nothing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #BeijingSummit #TrumpXi #Soybeans #Aviation
The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced a 200-jet deal and soybean pledges. But the trade war's root cause is an accounting problem nobody at the table wants to fix.

the spend
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)15h ago
China says preliminary agreement reached with US to lower some tariffs https://www.politico.eu/article/china-says-agreement-reached-with-us-to-lower-some-tariffs-trump-xi-beijing/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #AgricultureandFood #TradeAgreements #ForeignAffairs #BoardofTrade #Asiaeconomy #Cooperation #Procurement #Investment #Aviation #Tradewar #Politics #Imports #Markets #Tariffs #TradeUK #Trade #Trade #Asia
China says preliminary agreement reached with US to lower some tariffs

The two sides “agreed to promote two-way trade, including in agricultural products, through arrangements such as mutual tariff reductions on a range of products,” the commerce ministry in Beijing said.

POLITICO
the spend1d ago
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war https://thespend.net/the-summit-that-couldnt-fix-an-accounting-problem-pretending-to-be-a-trade-war/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #TrumpXiSummit #BeijingSummit #AccountingIssues #Soybeans
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced soybeans, Boeing jets, and a new committee. None of it will fix the imbalance that made the summit necessary.

the spend
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
Carney pitches Alberta pipeline pact as proof Canada still works https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/canada-alberta-west-coast-oil-pipeline-00923681?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimateUK #EnergyandClimate #ForeignAffairs #Carboncapture #Energymarkets #construction #U.S.politics #Development #MiddleEast #Referendum #Buildings #Emissions #Pipelines #Tradewar #Politics #Exports #Markets #TradeUK #Carbon #Energy #Policy #Rights #Ports #Trade #Trade
Carney pitches Alberta pipeline pact as proof Canada still works

Ottawa and Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a pact to fast-track a pipeline carrying more than 1 million barrels of oil a day to the Pacific.

Politico
Nordstahl1d ago

John Roberts exposed as an architect of America's democratic decay.

No surprise there.

Just thinking of the generations before us who fought and sometimes died for the ideals they believed in and I was taught as a child.

Right and wrong no longer seem to matter to most people in this country.

#Trump #SupremeCourt #Tariffs #TradeWar #UnitedStates #Geopolitics #Gerrymandering #USPolitics #Election2026 #FailedRobertsCourt #SeditionistSix #Callais #SCOTUS #Racism #Injustice #DemocraticParty #Elections #Geopolitics #MidtermElections #Politics #RedistrictingAndReapportionment #RepublicanParty #SupremeCourt #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #US #USPolitics #USA #UsaPolitics #Jan6 #Truth #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol #Justice #Virginia

Truone2d ago
Very little was achieved. Which comes as no surprise. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/what-was-achieved-trump-xi-summit-beijing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing?

US president has said he and Chinese leader ‘settled a lot of different problems’ but has given little detail on solutions

The Guardian
CBC Business2d ago
How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?
When Canadian liquor stores pulled American products from shelves, it delivered a bruising to the U.S. wine industry. Data shows just how much of a headache the booze ban has been as the two countries begin free trade talks later this year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wine-damage-trade-war-9.7188375?cmp=rss
CBC Windsor2d ago
How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?
When Canadian liquor stores pulled American products from shelves, it delivered a bruising to the U.S. wine industry. Data shows just how much of a headache the booze ban has been as the two countries begin free trade talks later this year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wine-damage-trade-war-9.7188375?cmp=rss
CBC Top Stories2d ago
How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wine-damage-trade-war-9.7188375?cmp=rss