Nov 19 Why your holiday shopping probably won't take a hit from tariffs By Gretchen Frazee Retailers placed their holiday orders with overseas manufacturers months ago, allowing them to avoid some of the tariffs that were placed on China in September. Continue reading
Oct 30 5 new ways China can retaliate in the tariff war By Paul Solman There are a number of ways China could fight back against U.S. tariffs. The question is whether those steps would hurt China more than the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 24 Who is winning the U.S.-China trade war? Look at the stock markets By Paul Solman One way to look at the results since Trump fired the first salvo in the trade battle is to compare the performance of the rivals’ stock markets since that day. Continue reading
Sep 27 More U.S. corporate giants warn tariffs will mean price hikes By Tom Krisher, Josh Boak, Associated Press A growing number of iconic American companies are warning that President Trump's tariffs on U.S. imports are raising their costs and prices. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Fed raises interest rate, warns against drawn-out trade war In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised a key short-term interest rate for the third time this year, to 2.25 percent. Fed chairman Jerome Powell also said that "widespread tariffs that remain in place for a long time"… Continue watching
Sep 26 Citing strong economy, Fed raises rates for third time this year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Many economists worry, though, that Trump's combative trade policies could slow the economy. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump to UN: the trade imbalance with China 'cannot be tolerated.' By Associated Press Trump says he has great respect for the leader of China but the U.S. trade imbalance with Beijing "cannot be tolerated."… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 8:24 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on GOP support for Kavanaugh, Rod Rosenstein's future Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss how the midterm elections are shaping up, how allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh impacts Republicans and questions swirling around Deputy Attorney General… Continue watching
Sep 24 U.S., China tariffs go into effect, intensifying trade battle By Joe McDonald, Associated Press U.S. regulators implemented a 10 percent tax on a $200 billion list of Chinese import. China responded by taxing a $60 billion list of American goods. Continue reading
Sep 20 Tariffs could sow trouble for GOP candidates in farm districts By Kevin Freking, Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Tariffs on agriculture products have grown into an election-year threat to Republicans in rural districts that are heavily reliant on exports for their economy. Continue reading