tariffs and trade

Trump thinks ‘cheaters’ are hurting us on trade, but here’s how the U.S. employs a number of sneaky ‘non-tariff barriers’ to repel foreign goods
A major mystery of the Trump tariff crusade: The “Liberation Day” “reciprocal” duties he’s threatening are completely disconnected from what ...

Jerome Powell sounds warning on Trump’s tariffs: ‘Highly likely’ to raise prices, ‘continued volatility’ in the markets, and the looming threat of stagflation
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounded his strongest warning to date about the impact of President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again ...

Americans rushed to splurge on cars and big ticket items before Trump tariffs kicked in as if it was ‘one gigantic clearance sale,’ economist says
U.S. shoppers stepped up their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big ticket items, particularly cars, before ...

Luxury homebuilder says Trump tariffs are nothing compared to COVID disruption
Surveilling a multi-million dollar beachfront property in South Florida, Robert W. Burrage, founder of RWB Construction Management, reflects on what ...

ASML maintains 2025 forecast but CEO warns of increased macroeconomic uncertainty driven by U.S. tariffs
“Our conversations so far with customers support our expectation that 2025 and 2026 will be growth years,” said CEO Christophe ...

China names new trade negotiator who ‘supports free trade’ as it gears up for trade war with U.S.
China appointed a new trade negotiator Wednesday in the midst of its tariff fight with the U.S. The government said Li Chenggang ...

Hong Kong will stop shipping small packages to the U.S. after Trump drops ‘de minimis’ exemption that let Shein and Temu sell to Americans
Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value ...

Nvidia takes a $5.5 billion hit from a new Trump ban that could also hasten China’s push to make its own chips
Nvidia, the company most closely connected to the AI boom, once again finds itself in the middle of the U.S.’s ...

U.S. economy to lose billions as foreign tourists stay away
Empty space on shelves where American-made wine had been at the Societe Des Alcools Du Quebec (SAQ) store in Montreal, ...

Trump trade war sparks run on U.S. warehouses with tariff loophole
Workers move boxes of appliance parts in the warehouse at Earl B. Feiden Appliance in Latham, New York. The Trump ...