THE RENEWED MOMENTUM COMES AHEAD OF THE NOV. 3 US MIDTERM ELECTIONS, WHERE TARIFFS HAVE BECOME A POLITICAL ISSUE IN STATES SUCH AS MICHIGAN AND MAINE. HOWEVER, CARNEY HAS SIGNALLED CANADA WILL NOT RUSH INTO A DEAL WITHOUT ACCEPTABLE TERMS, WHILE OTTAWA SEEKS TO REDUCE ITS TRADE DEPENDENCE ON THE US. Reply to @FirstSquawk: CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAID HE HAD A CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON A POTENTIAL TRADE DEAL, WITH NEGOTIATORS EXPECTED TO WORK TOWARD AN AGREEMENT IN THE COMING WEEKS. TALKS INCLUDE POSSIBLE RELIEF FROM US TARIFFS ON CANADIAN STEEL AND AUTOMOBILES, BUT NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED.