Jul 25 China's Xi warns of 'unilateralism' in U.S. trade dispute By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the world faces "a choice between cooperation and confrontation" in remarks critical of escalating U.S. tariffs on goods from China and other major trading partners. Continue reading
Jul 25 EU officials to meet Trump, wielding a $20-billion threat By Jari Tanner, Associated Press HELSINKI — Top European Union officials were going into a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warning they are ready to put tariffs on $20 billion of American goods if he puts duties on car imports. Continue reading
Jul 24 Agriculture Dept. to send $12 billion to farmers hurt by tariffs By Ken Thomas, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Trump administration is preparing a plan to provide billions of dollars in emergency aid to farmers who have been hurt by tariffs. The Agriculture Department was expected to announce the plan later Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 21 Analysts: Trump tariff threats unlikely to yield trade deals By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight. Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump heightens China tariff threat with no deal in sight By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight. Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump says he's willing to hit all Chinese imports with tariffs By Associated Press The Trump administration to date has slapped tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods in a trade dispute over what it calls the nation's predatory practices. Continue reading
Jul 16 China files WTO challenge to U.S. $200 billion tariff plan By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China announced it filed a World Trade Organization challenge Monday to President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, stepping up its diplomatic efforts to counter U.S. pressure in a spiraling technology dispute. Continue reading
Jul 11 Bipartisan vote in Senate calls for more say on Trump administration's tariffs By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The measure, which passed by an 88-11 vote, directs Capitol Hill negotiators trying to reconcile separate spending bills to include language giving Congress a role when such tariffs are put in place. Continue reading
Jul 09 Are we in a trade war, and other questions on Trump's tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Here's a look at what tariffs are, how they work, how they've been used in the past and what to expect now. Continue reading
Jul 06 5 important takeaways from the June jobs report By Erica R. Hendry The U.S. economy surpassed expectations in June, adding more jobs than expected even as the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4 percent. Continue reading