Sep 18 China retaliates with tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The new tax on U.S. goods imported into China is a response to President Donald Trump's decision to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump administration announces new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods By Paul Wiseman, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The tariffs will start at 10 percent, beginning Monday of next week, and then rise to 25 percent on Jan. 1. Continue reading
Aug 24 Americans harbor doubts about Trump’s tariffs, poll finds By Josh Boak, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Fewer than half of Americans expect President Donald Trump's tariffs to do much to help the U.S. economy, but their widespread unpopularity hasn't led most Republicans to stray from supporting the president's trade policy as the 2018 midterm elections approach. Continue reading
Aug 23 U.S. and China raise tariffs in new round of trade dispute By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The United States and China went ahead with tariff hikes on billions of dollars of each other's automobiles, factory machinery and other goods Thursday in an escalation of a battle over Beijing's technology policy that companies worry will chill global… Continue reading
Aug 20 U.S. firms to Trump: Don’t raise tariffs on more Chinese goods By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Hundreds of other American businesses are delivering the same plea to President Donald Trump as he considers imposing tariffs on nearly 40 percent of imported Chinese goods: Don't do it. Continue reading
Aug 11 Trump’s tariffs boost rebuilding costs for wildfire victims By Geoff Mulvihill, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. Continue reading
Aug 05 Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds By Josh Boak, Associated Press The United States is on pace to add about 2.6 million jobs this year under President Donald Trump's watch. Yet the bulk of the hiring has occurred in bastions of Democratic voters. Continue reading
Aug 03 China announces $60 billion of U.S. goods for tariff retaliation By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China announced a $60 billion list of U.S. goods on Friday including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals for retaliation if Washington goes ahead with its latest tariff threat. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 8:32 How Trump’s tariffs changed the fates of these two factories By John Yang How are President Trump's tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum affecting manufacturers and workers? At two different Missouri factories, there are two very different stories. Mid Continent Steel and Wire, which makes nails, has already eliminated 100 jobs. But about… Continue watching
Jul 29 On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head. Continue reading