When Congress voted to normalize trade relations with China at the beginning of this century, U.S. manufacturers braced for a stream of cheap goods to begin flowing into U.S. ports. Instead, they got a flood. […]
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The Job Market Has Been Resilient. The Trade War Could Be Its Undoing.
For three years, the U.S. economy has been buffeted by rapid inflation, high interest rates and political instability at home and abroad. Yet it has proved surprisingly resilient, supported by the sturdy pillars of robust […]
U.S. Employers Added 228,000 Jobs in March, but Outlook Is Clouded
U.S. employers accelerated hiring in March, a surprising show of strength that analysts warned might be the high-water mark for the labor market as the Trump administration’s economic policies began to play out. Employers added […]
Trump Tariffs Aim to Revive U.S. Manufacturing. Is That Possible?
President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on a scale unseen in nearly a century is more than a shot across the bow at U.S. trading partners. If kept in place, the import taxes will also launch […]
Trump’s Tariff Agenda Bets on Americans Giving Up Cheap Goods
Follow the latest news on the Trump administration. President Trump’s sweeping tariffs are expected to raise the cost of cars, electronics, metals, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other products that American consumers and businesses buy from overseas. […]
