Aug 14 After brief trade truce, U.S. slaps levy on Canadian aluminum By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump accuses Canada of flooding the U.S. market with its raw, unprocessed aluminum. Critics of the tariffs counter that a jump in Canadian raw aluminum shipments to the United States is within historical norms and reflects stepped-up production from a… Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: U.S. seeks lower tariffs overseas, fewer duty-free imports By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Trump administration plans to carry on with its confrontational approach to world trade, pressuring other countries to lower their tariffs on U.S. products and perhaps making it harder for imports to enter the United States duty free. Continue reading
Feb 07 Steel tariffs hurt manufacturers downstream, data shows By Lydia Cox, Katheryn Russ, Econofact So far, the job losses created by putting these steel-using industries at risk appear to be substantial, and well in excess of any jobs that may have emerged in the steel-production industry as a result of the tariffs. Continue reading
Jan 16 What is the toll of trade wars on U.S. agriculture? By Menzie Chinn, Bill Plumley, Econofact Agriculture incomes would have shown no growth in 2019 but for massive and unprecedented federal assistance. Continue reading
Jan 16 Read the full U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade agreement By Kevin Freking, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The deal offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets but leaves Washington's fundamental differences with Beijing unresolved. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Trump signs ‘Phase 1’ trade truce with China President Donald Trump and China's chief negotiator are scheduled to sign a modest trade agreement in which the administration will ease some sanctions on China and Beijing will step up its purchases of U.S. farm products and other goods. Continue reading
Jan 03 U.S. manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in a decade By Josh Boak, Associated Press The sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year's global economic slowdown. But some signs suggest that the setback for manufacturing has bottomed out. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 6:37 Why U.S. and China are still ‘very far away’ from ending trade war On Friday, the Trump administration and China announced the first phase of a deal to de-escalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But the agreement, positioned by the White House as a major victory, has prompted many… Continue watching
Dec 13 U.S. and China reach ‘Phase 1’ trade deal By Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The U.S. is dropping plans to impose tariffs Sunday on $160 billion in Chinese imports and is reducing some existing tariffs on Chinese goods. Continue reading
Dec 12 U.S. and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The deal awaits final approval from President Donald Trump. Continue reading