Press release 📄 #CybersecurityAct: Focus on Security Standards Welcomed, But Industry Warns Against Exclusionary Amendments. 🛡️

"We call on the EU institutions to resist the #protectionist urge to reinstate #discriminatory restrictions."

➡️ https://ccianet.org/news/2026/01/cybersecurity-act-focus-on-security-standards-welcomed-but-industry-warns-against-exclusionary-amendments/

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Business analyst #IanLee says US "President" Trump is using #tariffs as a ‘slammer’ to push #Canada into removing #protectionist measures. @mark-carney.bsky.social isn't playing his game. It comes down to defending #Canadian dairy farmers, or #American. 🇨🇦 youtu.be/6mwMzBvmN0w?...

Canada's trade negotiations wi...
Mark Carney (@mark-carney.bsky.social)

Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral markcarney.ca

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2 “The move suggests #investors are favoring #deregulation, financial innovation, and #AI-led growth narratives over #protectionist and #tariff-linked themes tied to the broader base.” adamtooze.substack.com/p/top-links-...

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Top Links 778 America's sectoral balances. Bro Billionaires v. the Base. Russian casualties & Xi's dad.

Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze

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US services growth ‘stalling’ as recession looms large

April saw services' lowest level of growth in business activity in nearly 18 months, according to the latest US PMI. 

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How can #digital technology help power Europe's #climate ambitions? 🔋

"In the current geopolitical climate, Europe might be tempted to consider a shift towards #protectionist measures, but ultimately this would only undermine the #GreenTransition."

➡️ https://project-disco.org/european-union/powering-europes-green-transition-with-digital-technology/ #GreenDeal

Powering Europe’s Green Transition With Digital Technology - Disruptive Competition Project

The European Union is at a critical juncture in its journey toward a greener, more competitive future. As EU policymakers push ambitious climate goals, digital technologies are emerging as indispensable tools in accelerating sustainability efforts.

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Meanwhile, in the normal world:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-president-says-new-trade-deal-with-canada-finalized-2025-02-02/

"#Ecuador president says new #trade deal with #Canada finalized"

Apparently, #Trump admires President #McKinley's #tariffs (same guy Trump replaced #Denali's name with)

This fucking moron is trying to recreate antiquated #protectionist bullshit from the #GildedAge that doesn't work in the modern world

#China will expand its trade

Canada and Ecuador and others will bypass the #USA

And the USA will suffer mightily

So fucking stupid

"The market remains probably the best check on Donald #Trump's #protectionist impulses. And I think the [U.S.] market's muted reaction to what happened last night is a good sign that not a lot of folks actually believe this is going to happen."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-impacts-trump-tariff-proposal-1.7393493

#tarriffs

Trump's tariffs would crush Canada's economy. Why some industry leaders are calling his bluff | CBC News

From auto leaders to farmers, Canadian industry players say patience is a virtue when it comes to Trump's tariff threats — and that the mutually beneficial nature of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship, worth more than a trillion dollars, shouldn't be underestimated.

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