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Trade September 17, 2018

Peter Roff: New Trump tariffs on China will hurt America

Raising tariffs on products from China won’t get America where the Trump administration and top trade advisor Peter Navarro want us to be.

Trade September 17, 2018

Gordon Chang: Trump's latest China tariffs are the right thing to do

Everyone has a stake in seeing President Trump’s tariff policy succeed, because the rules-based trading system will survive only if China loses – in other words, if it is forced to comply with its obligations.

Ford September 10, 2018

Defying Trump's wishes, Ford says it won't make canceled Chinese import in U.S.

Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you will.

Trade August 26, 2018

US and Mexico close to reaching NAFTA deal, sources say

Three people familiar with the progress told Bloomberg that there have been significant breakthroughs over the past few days on issues ranging from automobiles to energy, although it is unclear if any of the progress will be made public as Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo has said the country won’t make an announcement on NAFTA until Canada also signs on to a new deal.

OPINION August 21, 2018

Trump's bet on trade and tariffs could hurt Republicans in November

An economic slowdown in the weeks prior to the midterm could hand the Speaker’s gavel to Nancy Pelosi.

OPINION August 21, 2018

John Fund: Tequila, bourbon and Trump trade agreements -- what do they have in common?

President Trump would like to nail down a trade accomplishment before the midterm elections in November, understanding that he needs to focus more on his trade conflict with China and less on ones with America’s neighbors.

Economic Policy August 15, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says tariffs 'like weight loss'

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ on Wednesday that President Trump's tariffs on imports from China, the European Union and other nations are "a little bit like weight loss."

Trade August 6, 2018

California farmers say China’s new tariffs couple cripple industry

China and the U.S. continue racing toward one another in a game of economic chicken, as both promise to retaliate in a tit-for-tat trade war that shows no sign of ending before 2019.

Trade July 28, 2018

On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head

President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago.

White House July 24, 2018

Trump announces emergency aid for farmers hurt by trade war, says they'll win in the end

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will grant up to $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs in the ongoing trade fight with China and other American trading partners.

OPINION July 24, 2018

Trump's trade war is economic suicide

It’s American consumers -- not foreigners – who will ultimately pay the bulk of the price for these trade obstructions.