# Global Trade Outlook: The USMCA and Beyond Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186/global-trade-outlook-the-usmca-and-beyond Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186/global-trade-outlook-the-usmca-and-beyond.md Podcast: [Markets Plus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186) Published: 2026-06-29T21:17:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PC7079489514.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PC7079489514.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/markets-plus-274186/episodes/global-trade-outlook-the-usmca-and-beyond Duration seconds: 1500 ## Resource North American trade could be at a crossroads. Steve Verheul, Canada's Chief Trade Negotiator for the USMCA during Trump's first term, and Douglas Porter, BMO’s Chief Economist, will share an insider’s perspective on the role of geopolitics in driving USMCA talks, a macroeconomic and markets outlook, and the negotiating leverage that Canada and the U.S. each have as they seek concessions. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/markets-plus-274186/episodes/global-trade-outlook-the-usmca-and-beyond/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186/global-trade-outlook-the-usmca-and-beyond.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.