World Apr 21 U.S. defends tough trade stance at global finance meeting The United States is resisting pressure to back off President Trump's America First trade policy at a meeting of global finance leaders worried about the threat of a damaging trade war.
Nation Apr 03 Trump administration proposes tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports The move is the latest in a series of aggressive actions the administration has taken to combat what it calls unfair trade practices by China and other countries. American businesses worry that the administration's moves will draw painful retaliatory sanctions.
World Mar 25 Why Trump’s latest steps heighten risk of a global trade war The world's financial markets are gripped by fear that an escalating trade rift between the United States and China may inflict far-reaching pain.
Politics Mar 22 Trump signs order punishing China on trade President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that paves the way for imposing tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Economy Mar 11 Trump tariffs may imperil a delicate global economic rebound Trump's announcement that the U.S. would impose heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminum raised a fear of retaliation by America's trading partners.
World Aug 23 In midst of NAFTA talks, Trump doesn’t ‘think we can make a deal’ Just a week into talks to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump is already threatening to abandon the 23-year-old pact with Canada and Mexico.
World Dec 29 Fact check: Does China manipulate its currency? President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator. There's only one problem - it's not true anymore.
Economy Dec 04 Trump threatens payback for U.S. companies that move abroad President-elect Donald Trump is threatening retribution for U.S. companies that move their business operations overseas and still try to sell their product to Americans.
Economy Nov 02 Mexico taking U.S. factory jobs? Blame robots instead Donald Trump blames Mexico and China for stealing millions of jobs from the United States. He might want to bash the robots instead.
Politics Aug 25 Where do the presidential candidates stand on trade? An Associated Press series is examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people. This one focuses on trade.