tariffs

Turkey Retaliates With Tariffs on U.S. Goods

Aug 15, 2018
The tariffs on cars, alcohol and coal are unlikely to have much economic impact, but they highlight deteriorating relations with the U.S. and a feud that has helped trigger a currency crisis.

Wildfire Victims Among Those Stung by Trump’s Trade War

Aug 11, 2018
The Trump administration's tariffs are raising the cost of imported construction materials, squeezing homeowners seeking to rebuild after losing their homes to natural disasters, including the wildfires scorching parts of California.
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Trump Dials Up Tariff Threat on China

Jul 20, 2018
U.S. markets slide as the president says he's willing to hit every product imported from China with tariffs and again criticizes the Federal Reserve, as well as some of the nation's biggest trading partners.

Trade War Looms as Trump Slaps Tariffs on China

Jun 15, 2018
After the president announces a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports, set to take effect July 6, Beijing's commerce ministry says it will retaliate with penalties of the same scale on American goods.

Who Would Lose in a Trade War

Jun 1, 2018
Cheesemakers in Wisconsin, farmers in the Great Plains, distillers in Kentucky and employees of such iconic American brands as Harley-Davidson and Levi Strauss are all standing in the line of fire.