Christian Lawrence, a senior cross-asset strategist with Rabobank, shares his thoughts on U.S. president Donald Trump’s tariff endgame during a recent presentation at the Alberta Beef Conference in Calgary.

Tariff threats called part of U.S. race with China

U.S. president’s actions are also seen as a possible negotiation tactic in upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement talks

Tariff threats against Canada and Mexico are part of a bigger struggle that the United States is in with China, says Christian Lawrence, a senior-cross asset strategist with Rabobank.

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Central banks put digital currency on the radar

Strategist weighs in on the U.S. dollar value and what it means to the Canadian ag industry

When it comes to global reserve currency for the agriculture industry, the American dollar is king, but it’s reign will not be forever.

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Analyst highlights U.S. economy’s fragile side

Country’s booming economy is driven by consumer spending, but that has been propped up by the top 20 per cent most wealthy

Two very different pictures are painted in a side-by-side comparison of economic growth in the United States and Canada when it comes to household debt as a ratio to disposable income.


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Slowed immigration could reduce unemployment

The mass retirements that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic also affected North American unemployment rates

The agriculture industry is tightly connected to the job market because of its seasonal nature, says an official with Rabobank.