After China unveiled steep retaliatory tariffs on American exports on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued…
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What to Expect After Trump’s Tariff About-Face
After the about-face The relief rally has gone global, for now. Stocks in Asia and Europe…
China Condemns American ‘Protectionism’ – The New York Times
The Chinese government on Wednesday issued a lengthy denunciation of American trade policies, accusing the United…
Trump’s Tariff Goal Is to Eliminate Trade Deficits. Economists Have Doubts.
Behind President Trump’s decision to hit some of America’s largest trading partners with stiff tariffs is…
Trump’s Tariffs May Rewire Markets’ Psychology
‘Can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube’ Global markets are rebounding on Tuesday even as…
Navarro Defends Trump Tariffs Amid Criticism From Elon Musk
Peter Navarro, a senior White House trade adviser, on Monday defended the sweeping tariffs President Trump…
Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs
President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across…
‘The Tsunami Is Coming’: China’s Global Exports Are Just Getting Started
For decades, the world’s largest car factory was Volkswagen’s complex in Wolfsburg, Germany. But BYD, the…
Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs
Some Republican senators on Capitol Hill, including one of President Trump’s most ardent supporters, have signaled…
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China
The New Civil Liberties Alliance — a nonprofit group that describes itself as battling “violations by…
Trump’s Tariffs Hit Garment Makers in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Hard
Through Covid, political chaos, and economic disarray, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh kept one industry central to…
Trump’s Tariffs Hit Garment Makers in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Hard
Through Covid, political chaos, and economic disarray, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh kept one industry central to…
Europe Has Economic Power. Can It Use It Against Trump’s Tariffs?
The European Union, taken as a whole, is America’s biggest trading partner. That makes President Trump’s…
Trump’s Tariffs Pose a New Threat for Germany’s Stagnant Economy
Germany had hoped that a new government would revive its stagnant economy, but President Trump’s sweeping…
Trump Tariffs Live Updates: Global Powers Warn of Trade War Over New Tariffs
President Trump is trying to rewire the global economic order with a flurry of tariffs on…
Trump Tariffs Aim to Revive U.S. Manufacturing. Is That Possible?
President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on a scale unseen in nearly a century is more than…
To Counter Trump’s Tariffs on Goods, Countries May Hit Back at US Services
President Trump says he is outraged by the fact that the United States imports more goods…
Trump Says His Tariffs Will Address Unfair Global Trade. Is He Right?
President Trump has accused America’s trading partners of undermining the United States for decades, saying they…
How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Might Go Down
Tariffs in the Rose Garden Global markets are mostly lower ahead of President Trump’s big tariffs…
Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
The world’s biggest powers were deep in a trade war. Economic losses from the tariffs that…
Trump’s Tariff Agenda Bets on Americans Giving Up Cheap Goods
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs are expected to raise the cost of cars, electronics, metals, lumber, pharmaceuticals…