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The two leaders talked about “trade challenges, opportunities, and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.,” according to a statement.

The joint statement advances the preliminary deal announced a month ago, by including specific benchmarks for the EU to secure tariff discounts on cars, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.

Shipments are expected to surpass 4 million barrels a day in August and September, reaching levels not seen since the start of the year, according to some market participants.

President Donald Trump’s “America First” tariff policies are boosting manufacturing in Puerto Rico, an island he has both attacked and claimed to help more than any other U.S. leader.

Southwire and Cerro Wire announced price increases of 5% across a range of copper wire products.

Steel and aluminum tariffs were widened effective Aug. 18 to include more than 400 consumer items. Customs brokers and importers in the U.S. were given little notice.

Industry Minister Melanie Joly's Sweden visit is part of a push by the Carney government to strengthen ties with European partners and reduce its reliance on the U.S. for trade and security.

Ties between the Asian neighbors deteriorated after a bloody border skirmish five years ago, but relations have recently been on the mend.

Frustration and economic losses like those in the U.K. are growing in Japan, the European Union and South Korea.

Canadian PM Mark Carney is expected to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to discuss reinforcing supply chains and key infrastructure to grow bilateral trade.