trade wars

Trudeau says trade war between Canada and U.S. expected for the ‘foreseeable future’

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he welcomed indications that the U.S. would delay substantial tariffs on Canadian products for a month, but said Canada’s plan to impose retaliatory tariffs would remain in place for now.

Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ as his new tariffs begin to set off a trade war

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.

Analysis: The potential economic effects of Trump’s tariffs and trade war, in 9 charts

By Shannon K. O'Neil, Julia Huesa, Council on Foreign Relations

President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico could upend U.S. trade. These nine charts show what’s at stake, what comes next and why it matters.

U.S. trade deficit surged in July to highest in 12 years

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The U.S. trade deficit surged in July to $63.6 billion, the highest level in 12 years, as imports jumped by a record amount.

What is the toll of trade wars on U.S. agriculture?

By Menzie Chinn, Bill Plumley, Econofact

Agriculture incomes would have shown no growth in 2019 but for massive and unprecedented federal assistance.

U.S. manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in a decade

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year's global economic slowdown. But some signs suggest that the setback for manufacturing has bottomed out.

How did markets behave in 2019? Record stocks, lower rates, so-so IPOs

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Through it all, the U.S. economy and consumers' appetite for spending remained resilient, supporting the market's record-shattering, year-end rally.

3 reasons farmers hurt by the U.S.-China trade war still support Trump

By Wendong Zhang, Lulu Rodriguez, Shuyang Qu, The Conversation

The Trump administration’s efforts to ease the pain of farmers hurt by tariffs have paid off.

IMF downgrades world’s economic outlook, citing trade wars

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The International Monetary Fund predicts that growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis.

U.S.-China truce leaves big issues unresolved

By Paul Wiseman, Dave Kolpack, David Pitt, Associated Press

Closer inspection suggests there isn't much substance, at least not yet, to the temporary truce President Donald Trump announced Friday at the White House after the U.S. and China wrapped up their 13th round of trade talks.