Scott Bessent said that the Canadian prime minister had recanted his call on middle powers to no longer accommodate the U.S.

By Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Chinese importers secured up to 10 Canadian canola cargoes following Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing earlier this month,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Beijing, aiming to repair relations with China. It's the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in nearly a decade.

Carney rolled his eyes and rejected US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's contention to Fox News that he aggressively walked back his comments at the World Economic Forum during a phone call with Trump on Monday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “aggressively” walked back his comments made at last week’s Davos summit in a follow-up call with President Donald Trump.

Unlike Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, the British PM doesn’t want his big visit to Beijing to be seen as a tilt away from the U.S and President Donald Trump.

David Coletto, the boss of Abacus Data, a polling firm, reckons Mr Carney probably amassed domestic political capital with his Davos speech, a rallying cry to stand up to Mr Trump, which plays well with most Canadians.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce an increase to the GST credit today, as part of a suite of affordability measures intended to offset the rising cost of groceries.