Mexico Car Output Falls 15.13% in September
Mexico built 301,803 light vehicles in September, down 15.13% on a year earlier, INEGI says. Exports fell 11.85%, and the...
October 7, 2026Topic
tariffs
Canada’s Exports to US Jump 8.1% Before Tariffs
Canada's exports to the US rose 8.1% in August ahead of new 50% US duties, lifting its US trade surplus...
October 7, 2026
Stellantis Pauses Two Saltillo Truck Plants for a Week
Stellantis will halt two Saltillo truck plants, including the Ram 1500 line, for a week each. Workers keep full pay;...
October 4, 2026
Tax-Free Food Imports: Guatemala Widens Its White Maize Quota to 115,000 Tonnes
Tax-free food imports keep Guatemala's maize, beans and rice flowing. The white maize quota rose to 115,000 tonnes, and growers...
September 30, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 29: US bans on Canadian goods take effect at midnight, Rubio warns Havana,...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s power utility cuts diesel bill 80% as blackouts stay away
South Africa's state power utility cut its emergency diesel bill 80% this year, to about US$71 million, after 497 days...
September 29, 2026
Kenya Sugar Protection Lapses and Nairobi Looks Again
Kenya’s COMESA sugar safeguard expired on 30 November 2025 after 24 years. The East African reports Nairobi is now exploring...
September 16, 2026
Trump Says He Will Remove US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey
Trump said at Doonbeg he would lift the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. No order has been issued; the parallel...
September 14, 2026
South African Farm Groups Urge BRICS to Remove Agricultural Trade Barriers
BRICS agricultural trade underperforms, say AgriSA and Agbiz: South African farm exports to the bloc were only US$1.1 billion in...
September 11, 2026