Sep 01 Latest U.S., Chinese tariff hikes take effect in trade war By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press The latest tariff increases could affect the prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items in advance of the holiday shopping season. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 9:15 Trump touts tariffs as trade leverage. But what do U.S. farmers and retailers think? President Trump has spent much of his term confronting other countries over trade practices. In particular, he is engaged in a bitter tariff war with China. But how do these tensions affect the U.S. economy? William Brangham talks to Iowa… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 8:12 Trump praises ‘unity’ at G-7, but diverges from other leaders on policy President Trump is headed back to the U.S. Monday night after a G-7 summit marked by confusion and contradictions. Although Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron displayed affection throughout the weekend, they diverged on major policy questions, including the Iran… Continue watching
Aug 26 ‘It’s the way I negotiate.’ Trump brushes off concerns about China trade By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday defended the way he is trying to squeeze a trade deal out of China, saying it's what worked for him in business. Continue reading
Aug 26 Trump claims serious trade negotiations to begin with China By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump said his trade negotiators had received two "very good calls" from China Sunday. A spokesman for China's foreign ministry said he didn't know what Trump was talking about. Continue reading
Aug 25 White House says Trump regrets not raising tariffs higher By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump said Sunday that he had second thoughts about escalating the trade war with China, but the White House later reversed that message saying the president was misinterpreted and that his only regret in hiking tariffs is that he… Continue reading
Aug 24 China tariffs fuel Trump ‘order’ for firms to cut China ties By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful, but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S. businesses to cut ties in China amid a spiraling trade war between the… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:22 How trade war and Trump’s rhetoric are further unsettling the economy The trade war between the U.S. and China escalated Friday, as China announced new tariffs on $75 billion of American goods. President Trump tweeted in response that American companies were “ordered” to find alternatives to China and that he would… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 3:41 As world leaders gather in France, how Trump has changed the G-7 Friday’s new turmoil around the U.S. economy and trade war with China is coming at an important moment for President Trump, immediately preceding his arrival at the G-7 summit in France. Reporting from France, Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 11:39 Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru on Trump’s trade war and Biden’s lead Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s trade war with China and attacks on the Fed and how they’re affecting the U.S. economy, three… Continue watching