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Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs
Hot inflation has raised the stakes of President Trump’s plans to escalate his use of tariffs on the country’s biggest trading partners,…
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Business
Britain’s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth
The British economy eked out growth at the end of last year, data published on Thursday showed, slightly easing the pressure on the…
Politics
Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices
President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office. But three…
Politics
How Big Is the Tariff on That Harley? Trump and Modi Are Set to Talk Trade.
The economic relationship between India and the United States is widely seen as good for both sides. Two-way trade is growing and, alone…
Politics
Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs
Ford Motor could be forced to lay off employees if the Trump administration ends subsidies and other financial support for electric…
Politics
How Trump’s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit U.S. Refineries
The largest refinery in the Midwest will have an unpalatable choice if President Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian oil: Pay more for the…
Politics
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May Raise US Manufacturing Costs
America has seen this movie before: President Trump, who imposed stiff tariffs on Monday on imported steel and aluminum, did so once…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Re-Up Contentious First-Term Policies
President Trump is poised to move forward with sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first…
Politics
Markets Play Down the Hit From Trump’s Latest Trade Fight
Hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl on Sunday night, and congrats to the Philadelphia Eagles. The ads were better than the game. We’ve got a…
Politics
Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick
The European Union spent last year drawing up secret plans for what the bloc would do if President Trump made good on his threats of…
Politics
Trump Trade Nominee Defends Plan to Reorder International Trade
Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. trade representative, defended the president’s plan to impose sweeping…
Politics
Trump Wants to Know Why U.S. Cars Are Rare in Germany. Here Are a Few Reasons.
It is a question that vexed President Trump eight years ago and has re-emerged as a reason behind his threat to impose tariffs on the…
Politics
Trump Ratchets Up Tariffs on China, Drawing Swift Response From Beijing
President Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order…
Politics
After Tariff Fight With Canada and Mexico, Trump’s Next Target Is Europe
Europe, you’re next. That’s the latest message from President Trump, who has repeatedly said in recent days that he would slap punitive…
Politics
One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S.
In May, the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, will meet the six Middle Eastern nations that make up the…
Politics
Weighing the Fallout From Trump’s Looming Trade War
What a weekend of headlines, from tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico to Elon Musk getting inside the Treasury Department’s payment…
Politics
Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
Politics
What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Impose Tariffs?
President Trump said on Saturday that he would impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China using a decades-old law that gives the president…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Put China in a Difficult Spot
President Trump’s decision on Saturday to impose new tariffs on imports from China poses a dilemma for Beijing’s leaders: Is it better to…
Politics
Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers
Almost all automakers are going to feel a pinch from the new tariffs imposed by President Trump on Saturday on goods imported from Canada,…
Politics
Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing sweeping tariffs on the country’s three largest trading partners, a move that…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
When Dennis Nixon started working at a regional bank in Laredo, Texas, in 1975, there was just a trickle of trade across the border with…
Politics
Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
President Trump plans to move forward with imposing stiff tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, in an attempt to further…
Politics
Ahead of Possible Tariffs, No Rush to Get Goods In From Canada and Mexico
Companies in the United States do not appear to be making a concerted effort to rush in shipments from Mexico and Canada ahead of the high…