# Elbows up, again: a US-Canada trade flare-up

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Published: 2026-08-24T09:32:19+00:00
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Promising trade talks imploded after a literal 11th-hour change from the American side. We examine the new trade barriers being erected, and the complex calculation for Prime Minister Mark Carney. In Japan Gen X workers are even still bearing the costs of an economic bubble-burst from the 1990s. And how fates of civilisations have turned on sieges throughout history .  Guests and host: Hal Hodson, Americas editor Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter Richard Cockett, senior digital editor Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Canada, the United States, tariffs, Mark Carney, trade war Japan, Gen X, labour market sieges, world history Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— subscribe to The Economist . Correction (August 26th) : We originally published a version of this podcast stated that Japan's bubble era spanned the 1970s and 1980s. It was only the 1980s. Apologies for the error. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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