Trump’s Tariffs Are Aimed at a Trade Deficit Driven by Popular Goods
Trump wants to reduce the $1.2 trillion trade deficit, so he’s putting tariffs on popular imported goods from smartphones to household appliances.
Amid U.S.-Canada trade war, Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify tariffs
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.
Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first 'correction' since 2023 on Trump's trade war
Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month. A 10% drop is a big enough deal that professional investors have a name for it — a “correction” — and the S&P 500’s 1.
Trump unleashes more tariff threats as trade war tensions mount: Live updates
Donald Trump ratcheted up tariff threats against U.S. trading partners this week, including sweeping fees on imported steel and aluminum.
Wall Street stocks sink on fresh Donald Trump tariff threats
Wall Street stocks sank and gold hit a fresh record high on Thursday as Donald Trump’s tariffs and investor doubts about a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine weighed on risky assets. The blue-chip S&P 500 fell 1.
US stocks keep swinging as Trump's latest tariff threat offsets good news on the economy
The U.S. stock market is still swinging Thursday, even after getting a double-shot of encouraging news on the economy. President Donald Trump keeps upping the stakes in his trade war, with his most recent threat to tax wines and other alcohol coming from Europe.
Trump threatens further tariffs as EU, Canada retaliate for those already in place
Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to escalate a global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods, as major U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate for trade barriers already erected by the U.
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while ...
Key global goods trade barometer shows resilience, but tariff uncertainty looms
A key barometer of global goods trade compiled by the World Trade Organization (WTO) ticked up slightly in January from ...
As tariffs loom and global currency values fluctuate, goods from these top US trade partners may shift in price
OANDA used Census data to see how top import prices and currency values may shift amid tariff fluctuations and ongoing ...
US goods trade deficit widens sharply in January
The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in January, most likely as businesses front-loaded imports ahead of tariffs, ...
U.S. trade deficit in goods balloons to record high as businesses race to avoid tariffs
The trade sector seems set to be a drag on headline GDP growth in the first quarter, but it is hard to estimate how much.
Boycott USA: Trump’s tariff trade war sparks international movement to reject Uncle Sam
Consumers around the world are looking for ways to boycott American products in response to Donald Trump’s trade war - and ...
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The Countries Driving America’s $1.2 Trillion Trade Deficit in Goods
The U.S. imported $1.2 trillion more in goods in 2024 than it exported, a record annual deficit and a major economic ...
Trump’s trade war, rhetoric put his ambassador picks in tough spot
Worsening relations with three of the United States’ biggest trading partners dominated a Senate hearing for the would-be U.S ...