Energy experts forecast more pain for consumers and businesses as the war in the Middle East shows no signs of easing.
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Trump Officials Look to More Managed Approach to Trade With China
The administration has begun discussing a new “Board of Trade” with China to try to balance what U.S. officials see as an unequal economic relationship.
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Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Problem Is Going Global
President Trump is getting little to no support so far for his call that other countries do their part to try to ease an energy crisis prompted by U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
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Oil Prices Barely Budge After Trump Lifts Russia Sanctions
After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.
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Trump’s Actions in Iran and Venezuela Show Limits of U.S. Sanctions
America’s vast economic powers are able to wear down an adversary’s economy but are insufficient to topple leaders on their own.
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A Trump-Xi Summit Nears, but China Doesn’t Know What Trump Wants
Trump’s agenda for the high-stakes meeting remains unclear to Beijing, Chinese analysts say, while American executives say they haven’t been invited along.
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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War
In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.
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Businesses Push for Tariff Refunds as Trump Aides Hint at Fight to Come
By the president’s own admission, it could be years before the matter is settled, even though the administration previously indicated it would pay.
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For America’s 250th, Should the Coin of Trump’s Realm Be Gold?
A federally appointed committee is pushing back on plans to mint gold currency depicting President Trump.
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Tariff Turmoil Returns to Global Markets
Businesses and U.S. trade partners are again grappling with the uncertainty of President Trump’s trade war, even as he imposes new levies.