Tag: Tariffs

An Apache helicopter is pictured.

Trump’s trade conflicts may put brakes on growing US defense industry

James Langford · June 4, 2018 4:14 pm

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He as they pose for photographers after their meeting in Beijing, Sunday.

US delegation returns from Beijing amid threats of a trade war

Gabby Morrongiello · June 4, 2018 2:51 pm

White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 21, 2018.

Larry Kudlow: Trade dispute could jeopardize jobs growth

Naomi Lim · June 3, 2018 3:00 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. Trudeau said: "These tariffs are totally unacceptable." Canada announced plans to slap tariffs on $16.6-billion Canadian (US$12.8 billion) worth of U.S. products, ranging from steel to yogurt to toilet paper.

Justin Trudeau has no idea what Trump hopes to achieve by slapping tariffs on Canada

Christian Datoc · June 3, 2018 1:00 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss preparing for the 2020 Census on Capitol Hill in Washington.

China warns US trade deals off if tariffs go ahead

Associated Press · June 3, 2018 12:06 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has been working on his own reforms to add to the bipartisan Obamacare stabilization bill, which was announced last week with 24 Republican and Democratic sponsors. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Republican senator predicts China is about to have a larger economy and military than the US

Joel Gehrke · June 3, 2018 4:00 am

President Donald Trump attends a Change of Command ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Friday, June 1, 2018, in Washington. Adm. Paul F. Zukunft will be relieved by Adm. Karl L. Schultz as the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Boom — jobs aplenty as economy steams ahead

Washington Examiner · June 3, 2018 4:00 am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief, after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, June 1, 2018.

Trump steams over unfair media coverage of his trade war

Christian Datoc · June 2, 2018 10:02 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders. Never has one man assumed such moral puritanism, and yet been so wrong about so many moral issues. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Bernie Sanders slams Trump over steel and aluminum tariffs

Sean Higgins · June 1, 2018 9:52 pm

Red hot steel is rolled into coils at a steel factory in Brazil.

Steelworkers union calls for Canada to be exempted from tariffs

Sean Higgins · June 1, 2018 7:10 pm

Lenders including Citibank stand to benefit from a prospective interest-rate hike this month after U.S. payroll growth boosted economic confidence.

Blowout jobs report boosts odds of a June rate hike

James Langford · June 1, 2018 4:02 pm

President Trump and Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister during a meeting in the Oval Office.

Trump slams Canada for being ‘highly restrictive on trade’

Melissa Quinn · June 1, 2018 1:41 pm