As President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package this week to help U.S. farmers hurt by tariffs, he placed responsibility for the U.S. agricultural trade…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump blames Biden for the agricultural trade deficit. It’s not that simplePresident Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs can eventually replace federal income taxes. Experts disagreeWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for…
Read more U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump’s tariffs reduce importsTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy sank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September period, government data showed Monday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent the nation’s…
Read more Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is adjusting his messaging strategy to win over voters who are worried about the cost of living with plans to emphasize new…
Read more Trump is ramping up a new effort to convince a skeptical public he can fix affordability worriesWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him…
Read more What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividendWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will be rendered “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status” if the Supreme Court…
Read more Trump has other tariff options if the Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxesBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has agreed with China on stabilizing the flow of rare earth materials and products from China that are critical elements for many…
Read more European Union welcomes suspension of China’s rare earth controlsBUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more…
Read more Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade warHONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States…
Read more China’s economy slows to 4.8% annual growth in July-September, hit by tariffs and slack demandSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple delivered financial results during its summertime quarter that exceeded analyst projections, despite being caught in the crosshairs of a global trade war at…
Read more Apple delivers strong quarter despite trade war challenges and ongoing artificial technology issuesWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government…
Read more Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs. Here are the facts and contextWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began imposing higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun…
Read more Trump’s new tariffs go into effect as US economy shows signs of strainWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s…
Read more US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies