Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Thursday he expected second-quarter growth to be "quite a bit weaker" than the first quarter, and that it could be worse in subsequent quarters if the uncertainty around U.

Following the end of the Group of Seven meeting of finance and central bank chiefs, Macklem said he expects first-quarter gross-domestic data to show weak consumer spending and business investment.

Top finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set aside stark differences on U.S. tariffs and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances,” a swipe at China’s trade practices.

Canada's Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Thursday that the discussions on tariffs did come up during a G7 finance leaders' meeting, even though there was mention of them in the final communique that was published.

Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem said central bank policymakers need to “carefully balance” the drag on growth from tariffs with the upward push on prices. Core inflation in Canada, which strips out volatile items like food and energy,

Top oil and gas executives in Canada and the United States confirmed Alberta's top industry companies would love to get past any tariff issues and begin building pipelines.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he held telephone talks with President Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

Tariffs are an expected topic of discussion at a meeting of the top U.S. and Canadian finance advisers late Wednesday at the G7 gathering in Canada's Alberta province.

While many Canadian companies are hurting because of the trade war, some are booming as clients look for ways to avoid doing business in the U.S.

Tariffs must enforce American laws and standards when other countries undercut them in the course of producing imports.

The Columbus Metropolitan Club hosted its weekly forum on tariffs and how they may hurt Ohio's trade with Canada.