Tag: Trade

Members of the U.S.military place razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border on the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Trump’s threat to shut down the border would disrupt $300B in trade

Anna Giaritelli · December 10, 2018 5:00 am

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Washington.

Larry Kudlow: No guarantee that Trump won’t release Huawei exec as part of a trade deal with China

Pete Kasperowicz · December 9, 2018 2:33 pm

A Chinese national flag flies as a man uses a smartphone in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Apple, which has lost a fifth of its value in a tech market rout since October, is poised for another setback after U.S. PresidentÂ Donald TrumpÂ suggested that 10 percent tariffs could be placed on mobile phones, like the iPhone, and laptops made in China.

US ‘more likely than not’ to double China tariffs when truce ends

James Langford · December 7, 2018 7:26 pm

In this June 14, 2018, file photo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard participates in an open meeting in Washington.

Fed’s Brainard sees possibility of economic slowdown in 2020

Colin Wilhelm · December 7, 2018 6:44 pm

Trump may give China an extension on trade talks deadline, Kudlow says

Sean Higgins · December 7, 2018 4:04 pm

Luis Ramos works at the Howard McCray's commercial refrigeration manufacturing facility in Philadelphia.

Manufacturing sees strong job growth despite Trump’s trade wars

Sean Higgins · December 7, 2018 2:04 pm

How Congress can avoid dysfunction junction

Quin Hillyer · December 6, 2018 9:41 pm

Once a liberal champion, she has now become a liability. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Nancy Pelosi noncommittal on passing Trump’s USMCA deal

Sean Higgins · December 6, 2018 4:38 pm

"Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!" (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House strategizes with executives on US industrial leadership

Joe Williams · December 6, 2018 4:01 pm

Specialist Gregg Maloney works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Stocks are extending their slump on Wall Street, led by drops in big technology companies, as rising bond yields draw investors out of stocks.

Dow, S&P 500 erase 2018 gains amid China worries, recession risk

Joe Williams, James Langford · December 6, 2018 8:02 am

Beltway Confidential

No, we don’t need to sell tickets to those who want to trade in America

Bruce Yandle · December 5, 2018 9:28 pm

In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, bottles of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey line the shelves of a liquor outlet in Montpelier, Vt.

Trump’s trade war weighs on profits for Jack Daniels whiskey maker

James Langford · December 5, 2018 5:39 pm