China Targets $3 Billion of U.S. Goods in Tariff Spat

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 China announces a list of U.S. goods for possible retaliation in a tariff dispute with President Trump and girds for a bigger battle over technology policy as financial markets sink on fears of global disruption. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stocks Dive on Trade War Fears After China Sanctions

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 The Dow Jones industrial average drops 724.42 points (2.9 percent) on investor worries that trade tensions between the U.S. and China will escalate. Planned sanctions include tariffs on $48 billion worth of Chinese imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fed Raises Key Rate; Foresees Two More Hikes This Year

MARTIN CRUTSINGER / The Associated Press Mar 21, 2018 In a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve raises its short-term interest rate by a modest quarter-point, to 1.75 percent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Willy Loman Presidency

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 The erratic nature of Donald Trump can be explained by the interaction of his two compulsions—looking strong and needing to be liked. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )