Four months after President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes threw the global economy into chaos, we’re getting a sequel — but there appears to be at least somewhat more of a method to Trump’s tariff madness this time around. Trump is using steep tariffs to try to force dozens of countries to agree to make […]

Editor’s note, August 7, 10:30 am ET: On August 7, Trump’s tariffs went into effect for about 90 countries. The story below was originally published on April 28. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have drawn a lot of opposition — from economists, businesses, Wall Street, and the majority of Americans. Yet Trump has received support from a […]

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are slowing economic growth, raising prices, undermining American manufacturing, marginalizing the US geopolitically, and attracting widespread public opposition. And future presidents may largely preserve them.  This is because Trump’s trade agenda is succeeding at one of its purported goals: The president’s tariffs are generating a lot of revenue for the US […]

Editor’s note, August 7, 10:30 am ET: On August 7, Trump’s tariffs went into effect for about 90 countries. The story below was originally published on April 2. Since President Donald Trump announced a slate of new tariffs on about 90 countries last week, global financial markets have tumbled. False reports about a potential pause in […]

Editor’s note, August 7, 10:30 am ET: On August 7, Trump’s tariffs went into effect for about 90 countries. The story below was originally published on April 13. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan has rattled Wall Street, alarmed the United States’ trading partners, and made Americans afraid of checking their retirement accounts.  It’s also been extremely […]