Nov 09 Frustrated Americans who voted for Trump await the economic changes he promised By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump campaigned on promises to impose huge tariffs on foreign goods, slash taxes and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Yet many economists warn that Trump’s plans are likely to worsen inflation, raise costs for consumers and drive up the federal debt. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:58 Examining how economic plans from Trump and Harris could affect inflation By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant The economy and concerns around costs remain the top issue for many voters. Both candidates want to extend tax cuts, but they also have some big differences. Donald Trump wants to impose broad tariffs and deport undocumented workers, Kamala Harris… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 4:33 Harris courts younger Black voters as Trump faces grilling over tariff plans By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart With three weeks to go until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is in Detroit meeting with business owners and hitting the radio waves to make her case, especially to Black male voters. In Chicago, former President Donald Trump talked… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:04 GOP strategist evaluates how Trump and Harris are navigating the campaign By Geoff Bennett For a closer look at how the Trump and Harris teams are navigating the campaign season, Geoff Bennett spoke with Republican strategist Mike Murphy. He is a longtime GOP adviser and media consultant who served as a senior strategist on… Continue watching
Oct 15 WATCH: Trump sings praises of tariffs during conversation with Bloomberg News By Paul Wiseman, Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Appearing before a friendly audience at the Economic Club of Chicago, the Republican presidential nominee repeatedly asserted that tariffs are misunderstood as an economic tool. Continue reading
Sep 27 Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work? By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports. This week, he raised the ante still higher. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 8:38 A look at how Trump’s plan to increase tariffs would affect U.S. workers and consumers By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Tariffs are a hallmark of former President Trump’s economic agenda and some of them have bipartisan support as a way of dealing with China. But there are key differences between Trump and Vice President Harris when it comes to how… Continue watching
Sep 05 WATCH: Trump suggests tariffs can reduce child care costs at New York economic event By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports would solve seemingly unrelated challenges such as the rising cost of child care in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 26 Canada imposes 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the U.S. measure against imports By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The announcement comes after encouragement by U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 10:10 Treasury Secretary Yellen on why Biden is targeting Chinese manufacturing with new tariffs By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Murrey Jacobson, Kyle Midura, Alexa Gold President Biden announced a series of major tariffs on several Chinese imports. The world's two largest economic superpowers are colliding over the future of electric vehicles and other industrial sectors. It comes as both President Biden and Donald Trump are… Continue watching