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Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by JKCalhoun on Saturday August 22, 2026 @08:58AM (#49399289)
Had to look up "Maralago Accord": https://marketwise.com/investing/what-is-the-mar-a-lago-acco...

Wow, a global Great Depression II really does look like it is in the cards.

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Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by spiderfarmer on Saturday August 22, 2026 @10:51AM (#49400381)
Those people always assume like the US can do stuff in a vacuum. And they always underestimate how smart other economies will respond to the chaos. Most big economies are in a better position than the USA.
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Re:Canada suspends trade negotiations with USA and match tar... by dgellow on Saturday August 22, 2026 @04:31PM (#49403597)
FWIW it’s what Vance has been hinting at multiple times in recent public statements, and what Bessents seems to be following
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