The Republican Party embarked this week on a haphazard experiment in economic policymaking, wagering that the United States can weather a monumental tax increase in the form of broad tariffs on imported goods as long […]
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7 Americans Weigh In on Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
‘As a business owner, you don’t make money right away, right?’ Hamid Chaudhry, 53, from Reading, Pa. “I live in Trump country,” Hamid Chaudhry said. “Nobody is panicking.” The owner of a farmer’s market, he […]
How Countries Reacted to Trump’s Tariffs
Here is how some of the United States’ key trading partners responded on Thursday to President Trump’s stiff new tariffs: China: The Commerce Ministry in Beijing vowed countermeasures against the sweeping new tariffs, which it […]
Europe Has Economic Power. Can It Use It Against Trump’s Tariffs?
The European Union, taken as a whole, is America’s biggest trading partner. That makes President Trump’s fresh tariffs especially painful for the 27-nation bloc — but also gives it a uniquely large amount of economic […]
Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs
Some Republican senators on Capitol Hill, including one of President Trump’s most ardent supporters, have signaled their uneasiness to the sweeping global tariffs that the president announced this week and that sent global markets reeling. […]
