Oil prices were steady on Friday but on course for a weekly decline as markets wait to see if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada this weekend.

Manufacturers from Asia, Europe and elsewhere have poured billions into North American supply chains that could be hit by new taxes on Mexico, Canada and China.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday noted a repeat threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the BRICS grouping of countries if it created its own currency, but said there were no such plans.

The Kremlin on Friday brushed off a repeat threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on the BRICS grouping of countries if it created its own currency, saying there was no such plan.

The dollar was edging higher against a basket of currencies, recovering modestly after falls the previous day following weak U.S. gross domestic product data. Markets turn cautious ahead of possible announcements by President Trump on tariffs,

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

Oil prices slipped for a second day on Thursday after U.S. crude stockpiles rose more than expected, though attention remained on tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump on Mexico and Canada,

Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers have been a topic of debate in political and economic circles for years, with little actual progress toward resolving them. But tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump have brought new urgency to the issue,

Canada's dollar and Mexico's peso were edging higher on Friday, having dropped Thursday after President Donald Trump signaled he planned to impose tariffs on imports from the two countries. Trump told reporters he would follow through with a plan to impose levies on goods from the U.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will go ahead on its threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, saying the U.S. does not need their products. Trump also said the U.