Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country would respond if President Donald Trump pressed ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on the US’s northern neighbour. “Canada provides many of the necessary inputs that the American economy is going to need,” he said on Tuesday morning.

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The tepid open for Asian markets came after the S&P 500 rose 0.6% on Wednesday, putting the index close to an all-time high.

President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations to “bring down the cost of oil” and reiterated his threat to use tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the US as he addressed world leaders gathered in Davos on Thursday.

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President Trump stated that without his help, the hostage deal would not have materialised, and blamed Biden for the delay in the return of hostages

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that he likes "very competent people" coming into the country and that he has used the programme.

President Donald Trump said he was still considering putting a 10 per cent tariff on imports from China on February 1, repeating a threat he made on the campaign trail. His comment came one day after he ordered an investigation into Chinese trade practices but held off on announcing any new tariffs.

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