Trade Wars and Diminished Credibility

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Mar 10, 2018 The U.S. remains in a precarious economic situation, as does the world. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump Announces Stiff Trade Tariffs, Exempts Canada and Mexico

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2018 The president defies his own party and business leaders on steel and aluminum imports but signals flexibility on the penalties, "depending on the country." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

President’s Economic Adviser Gary Cohn Leaving Over Trade Policy

ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2018 As director of the National Economic Council, Cohn was the leading internal opponent of Donald Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Embraces Potential for Trade War

ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2018 The president announces his intent to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum and rebuffs allies who have pushed to be exempted from the stiff duties. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White House: No Exemptions on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

KEVIN FREKING and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2018 The Pentagon recommends that Donald Trump only pursue targeted tariffs to avoid upsetting American partners abroad. But Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says that is not the direction the president will take. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World Trade Organization Warns That Trump Risks Trade War

JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID RISING / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The potential for escalation is real as we have seen from the initial responses," a spokesman says of the U.S. president's threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Defends Trade Moves as Davos Braces for Trump

JAMEY KEATEN and PAN PYLAS / The Associated Press Jan 24, 2018 The president's "America First" policies and their effect on the global economy may raise hackles at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New U.S. Tariffs Spur Complaints by China and Mexico

The Associated Press Jan 22, 2018 The administration approves fees on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ambiguity and Distrust Reign as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Published

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 5, 2015 It’s difficult to tell what the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was put online Thursday, actually says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New World Trade Treaty Plowed Under

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2008 The World Trade Organization talks in Geneva finally imploded Wednesday, as negotiations over farm subsidies and labor standards collapsed into an immovable standstill between wealthy and poorer countries. The talks, defended heavily by the "developed world," are seen by critics as an instrument to serve corporate interests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )