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The dollar has risen sharply in the past year; on May 1, 2014, the euro traded close to 1.39 dollars compared to 1.11 dollars today. The trade weighted dollar index is up 20% in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199290
ISSN: 2633-304X
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As a new round of talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) looms, the region’s booming energy trade is in the spotlight. Trump’s hard-line rhetoric around the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221945
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet reshuffle signals efforts to address pressing foreign policy challenges confronting Canada in the new year. The government is signalling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217259
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Despite coal’s decline, overall US energy exports hit record levels in 2016 after years of strong domestic output growth and major investments in new infrastructure to link US oil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220310
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The talks (intended to avoid arbitration) are unlikely either to promote major shifts in Mexico’s position or to rupture the USMCA. They will conclude next month at the latest, 75…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272876
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The EIA generated a wave of headlines with its projection in January’s Annual Energy Outlook that the United States would likely become a net energy exporter sometime in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217917
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The controversy may have had an impact on three by-elections held on February 25, only one of which Trudeau's Liberals won. Although held only in three ridings (constituencies)…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242272
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Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has created worries in Ottawa that a more protectionist line from Washington could further dampen weak Canadian business investment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214931
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Over the past decade, US energy production has significantly increased through investments in infrastructure and new extraction technology, particularly fracking. This has helped…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218352
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However, the rise in wind energy -- often located in remote locations and variable in its output -- demonstrates the poor fit of US energy infrastructure with the needs and…