AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCanada–Pakistan Diplomacy: PM Shehbaz Sharif met Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Islamabad as Canada pushes deeper ties on trade, investment, agriculture and auto parts, with critical minerals and a bilateral investment treaty agenda moving forward. U.S.–Canada Tariffs Shock: Trump signed proclamations imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, citing alleged discrimination in autos, alcohol and dairy; energy, potash, fish and critical minerals are excluded, but USMCA-linked goods are hit, with tariffs set to start in about 30 days and more threats tied to wildfire smoke. Market & Policy Watch: Canada’s inflation cooled to 2.8% in June, easing rate-hike bets; markets also tracked US-Iran headlines and oil volatility. Big Canadian Deal: Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments agreed to take LXP Industrial Trust private in a $5.2B all-cash deal, boosting industrial logistics exposure. Investor/Corporate Moves: Sleep Country Canada agreed to buy Sleep Number in a court-supervised process, expanding its US footprint; LIV Golf faces a lawsuit from Canadian tech firm Mobii Systems over unpaid invoices. Crypto & Regulation: Crypto policy headlines include AML/sanctions rulemaking for stablecoins and CFTC-related trading oversight, while Canada CPI data is on the calendar.
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