About this episode

The episode discusses the trade impasse between Canada and the US, focusing on tariffs and the implications for farmers and the AI boom.

Canada and the US reached an impasse over trade this week, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to meet the demands of US President Donald Trump. Today on the show, senior trade writer Alan Beattie joins Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong to discuss the future of tariffs. Also, they go long complaints from farmers, long the AI boom and long Rob saying Katie was right. For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer . You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com . Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Martin, Rob Armstrong

Guest: Alan Beattie

Topics covered

• trade
• tariffs
• Canada
• US relations
• agriculture
• AI boom

Keywords

• Canada
• US trade
• tariffs
• Mark Carney
• Donald Trump
• Alan Beattie
• agriculture
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times

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