Mexico remains confident that the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be extended, even as US president Donald Trump questions the value of the pact that functions as a foundation for much of North America's trade. The three countries are working on the treaty's scheduled review this year and aim to meet the 1 July deadline to conclude the process, Mexico's economy minister Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday during president Claudia Sheinbaum's daily press conference. Negotiators have made steady progress on issues raised by each side, he said Ebrard's remarks come after Trump again put the USMCA's future in question ... (full story)