News Summary

• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
• With an unemployment rate of 7.1%, Canada’s economy is faltering.
• Steep tariffs Trump slapped on cars, steel and aluminum — key Canadian exports to the United States — are making matters worse.
• Trump is prepared to deal another blow to the Canadian economy: tariffs on softwood and lumber, among the top goods the U.S. imports from its northern neighbors.
• “It makes a difference to have face-to-face time with Trump,” said Inu Manak, a senior fellow for international trade at the Council on Foreign Relations.