Tag: Trade

Washington Secrets

Surprise trip to Mexico by Homeland, Border chiefs

Paul Bedard · March 26, 2018 9:47 pm

A coils of steel is moved by a crane at an Ontario steel plant. President Trump has exempted Canada and Mexico from 25 percent tariffs on the metal pending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Beltway Confidential

Trump embraces trade policy set by cronyism

Bruce Yandle · March 26, 2018 4:26 pm

President Trump speaks before signing a Presidential Memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Washington. From left, Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert.

Hooray for the new tariffs: Access to the US market isn’t a right, it’s a privilege

Washington Examiner · March 26, 2018 4:00 am

"Nobody has reached out to me, so I'm doubtful of that," Ernst told reporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "I would have thought that if that was being considered, somebody would have reached out to me." (Bloomberg File)

Joni Ernst warns the Midwest will be hurt if Trump sparks trade war with China

Kyle Feldscher · March 25, 2018 4:09 pm

A top Democrat in the House criticized Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, over a report on a leaked memo from California prosecutors recommending legal action against Mnuchin's bank for breaking foreclosure laws. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Steven Mnuchin: ‘We are being careful’ with China tariffs

Robert King · March 25, 2018 2:26 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member of the group, are trying to avoid lawmakers adding money to the resolution as they work on the tax legislation.

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives fear a missed opportunity on funding for the border wall

Al Weaver · March 25, 2018 4:00 am

The first day of the 'Trump trade,' above, saw stocks rise amid speculation that having Republicans in control of all three branches of government would yield outsize economic growth. That bet has paid off for most of Donald Trump's presidency, though market-rattling moves from the White House this month have shaken confidence.

How Trump’s tariffs pinch Wall Street’s ‘Trump trade’

James Langford · March 24, 2018 4:00 am

President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, listen as Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross speaks during an event to announce tariffs and investment restrictions on China, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Washington.

Trump ‘close’ to updating trade agreement with South Korea

Gabby Morrongiello · March 23, 2018 6:40 pm

A worker prepare a train car to be loaded with ethanol.

Energy and Environment

China threatens ethanol imports to retaliate against Trump tariffs

John Siciliano · March 23, 2018 5:51 pm

On Thursday, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington.

Trump’s tariffs take effect Friday, with exemptions for six countries and the EU

Diana Stancy Correll · March 23, 2018 3:21 am

A TV screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech at the closing session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

China names 128 US products that could be subjected to new tariffs

Diana Stancy Correll · March 23, 2018 12:48 am

The Dow Jones industrial average shuddered Thursday after President Trump announced $50 billion in tariffs on imports from China.

Dow’s massive slide shows risks of a Trump trade war with China

James Langford · March 22, 2018 9:04 pm