Aug 02 China threatens retaliation for Trump’s planned tariff hike By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Trump rattled financial markets with Thursday's surprise announcement of 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1. Continue reading
Jul 31 3 things to watch at the Federal Reserve as it’s poised to cut interest rates By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Fed under Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled a belief that uncertainties and threats unleashed by President Donald Trump's trade war and by a global slowdown justify a Fed rate cut. Continue reading
Jul 27 French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff By Angela Charlton, Associated Press France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine. Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal with U.S. By Jill Colvin, Sonia Perez D., Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Negotiations over a potential deal ended when Guatemala's Constitutional Court granted three injunctions preventing that country's president from entering into a deal. Continue reading
Jul 16 Trump administration blasts WTO ruling on China By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The World Trade Organization decision relates to a case that dates back to 2007 and is unrelated to the tariffs the administration has slapped on $250 billion in Chinese goods. Continue reading
Jul 15 China’s economic growth drops to lowest in 26 years By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The world's second-largest economy grew 6.2% over a year ago, down from the previous quarter's 6.4%, government data showed Monday. Continue reading
Jul 12 China imports from U.S. plunge in June amid tariff war By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Imports of U.S. goods fell 31% from a year earlier to $9.4 billion, while exports to the American market declined nearly 8%, customs data showed Friday. Continue reading
Jul 08 Tariffs could cause a Bible shortage, publishers say By Travis Loller, Associated Press Millions of Bibles — some estimates put it at 150 million or more — are printed in China each year. Continue reading
Jul 03 How America’s Founding Fathers felt about tariffs By Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona There was plenty of trade during the Colonial period. But none of it was free. Continue reading
Jun 27 Tariffs imposed by India threaten to hurt California almond industry By Samantha Maldonado, Associated Press India this month imposed tariffs on almonds and 27 other American products, including apples and walnuts, in retaliation for the U.S. ending India's preferential trade status. Continue reading