Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
Jun 02 White House: Trump 'deadly serious" about Mexico tariffs By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 6:09 Why Trump's Mexico tariff idea is widely opposed President Trump has long praised the use of tariffs, but his new threat to Mexico took many people by surprise. Trump said he will levy a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports as of June 10 unless the country curbs… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 7:15 Why this former U.S. ambassador thinks Trump's tariffs won't achieve immigration goals This spring, around 100,000 migrants per month have been caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. With a proposed 5 percent tariff on imports from Mexico, one of the largest U.S. trading partners, President Trump wants to leverage economic power to… Continue watching
May 31 How Trump's tariff threat could complicate U.S.-Mexico trade By Gretchen Frazee Trump's threat to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods imported to the U.S. is sparking fears among businesses and could put a key trade deal at risk. Continue reading
May 31 President Obrador says Mexico won't react desperately to Trump's tariff threat By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appears convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration. Continue reading
May 31 U.S. companies caught in the crossfire of Mexico tariffs threat By Michelle Chapman, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Shares of General Motors Co., which imports more vehicles into the U.S. than any other U.S. automaker, slid 4% at the opening bell. Continue reading
May 30 Trump hits Mexico with 5 percent tariff in response to migrants By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump said in a tweet the tariff will gradually increase "until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied."… Continue reading
May 30 3 reasons why the U.S. economy may have already peaked for the year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.1 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter — a pace that will likely prove to be the high-water mark for the year before growth weakens in the coming months. Continue reading
May 29 China dangles potentially harmful new threat in trade war By Paul Wiseman, Frank Bajak, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Chinese state media warned that Beijing could cut America off from exotic minerals that are widely used in electric cars and mobile phones. The threat to use China's rich supply of so-called rare earths as leverage in the conflict has… Continue reading