内容摘要：Oscar said: "I started to calm him down because he almost started panicking and he was worrying about what was going to happen next but I just tried to keep him calm whilst waving to dad and Neil."

Oscar said: "I started to calm him down because he almost started panicking and he was worrying about what was going to happen next but I just tried to keep him calm whilst waving to dad and Neil."

Goods worth billions cross the borders of the US, Canada and Mexico each day and the economies of the three countries are deeply integrated after decades of free trade.Trump has argued introducing tariffs will protect American industry and boost manufacturing. However, many economists say tariffs could lead to prices rising for consumers in the US

while warning they could trigger severe economic downturns in Mexico and Canada.About $1bn in trade enters the US from Mexico and Canada each day that does not claim duty-free exemptions under USMCA, since it has historically enjoyed low or no tariffs, said Daniel Anthony, president of Trade Partnership Worldwide."Whether importers can or will start claiming USMCA remains to be seen, but it's a huge amount of money at stake," he said.

In the US, the economy is already starting to show the effects of the disruption from Trump's policies.Imports spiked in January on the back of tariff fears, with America's trade deficit increasing 34% to more than $130bn (£100bn), the Commerce Department reported.

Gregory Brown, who leads BenLee, a company that makes big trailers, said he had had to adjust prices multiple times over the last five weeks as a result of Trump's policies, which have included an order, set to go into effect later this month, expanding tariffs on steel and aluminium.

But Mr Brown, who attended Mr Bessent's speech, said that for now, his customers are agreeing to pay the higher prices – a sign that the economy is holding up.Ms Neas said she had been relieved to be finally reunited with Mittens.

"She basically just ran into my arms and just snuggled up in here and just did the biggest cuddles of all time," she was quoted as saying by the AP news agency on Wednesday. "It was just such a relief."Ms Neas, who had earlier decided to relocate to Australia, added: "It was not a great start to our new life in Melbourne because we didn't have the family, we weren't complete."

The one-way flight time between Christchurch and Melbourne usually takes less than four hours.The number of firefighters and stations in Staffordshire may need to be cut if government funding does not increase, the police, fire and crime commissioner has warned.