The billionaire executive and leader of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team will be charged with promoting U.S. industry and overseeing technology controls on China.
Category: Customs (Tariff)
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Trump’s Treasury Challenge: A Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets
The president-elect is considering a conflicting mix of qualities as he decides who will steer his economic agenda.
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Trump Promised Sweeping Economic Changes. Can Republicans Turn Them Into Law?
Republicans are juggling complex political and tactical questions as they plan their congressional agenda next year.
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How Trump’s Plans for Immigration, Tariffs and the Fed Could Affect the Economy
Economists are trying to guess at how Trump policies could affect growth and inflation. The uncertainties are huge.
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World Fears a Wider Trade War. Malaysia Sees an Opportunity.
In a new era for global trade in which Donald J. Trump has promised tariffs, Malaysia and Singapore are finalizing a deal for greater economic integration.
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Fashion World Fears High Tariffs in Trump Administration
President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened a tax of at least 60 percent on goods from China — a move with the potential to decimate small American brands.
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Mexico Signals It Could Hit Back With Tariffs at U.S.
Could a tariff war erupt between the United States and Mexico? A top Mexican official said his country might retaliate if the Trump administration placed steep tariffs on Mexico.
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Corporate America Bets on a Market-Friendly Trump 2.0
Investors have been comforted by a clear election result and are anticipating tax cuts and deregulation from a second Trump administration.
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Trump’s Win a Worry for an Already Struggling Wind Industry
Faced with rising costs and thin margins, wind energy developers have lately been reducing their ambitions.
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Europe Braces for Trump: ‘Worst Economic Nightmare Has Come True’
The United States is the biggest trading partner for the European Union and Britain, whose economies could be at risk from the president-elect’s policies.
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As Trump Threatens a Wider Trade War, the U.S. Confronts a Changed China
The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.
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With Trump Tariffs Looming, Businesses Try to ‘Run From a Moving Target’
Companies are filling their warehouses or looking into moving factories as they weigh President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on foreign goods.