Category: Customs (Tariff)

China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.
The Economic and Legal Case Against Trump’s Tariffs

A key part of the president’s trade policy faces scrutiny by the Supreme Court this week, with huge implications for business.
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power

The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.
Will Trump’s Tariff Deal Tilt the Playing Field Back Toward China?

The president’s trade truce with China has lowered U.S. tariffs to a level that could pause a longer-term effort to reduce America’s dependence on Beijing.
Builders Find Hardship in Trump’s Tariffs And Deportations

Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans.
Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.
Republicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War

Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs.
In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip

Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion.
Volkswagen, Hit by Tariffs, Reports $1.5 Billion Loss and Warns of Chip Shortage

Europe’s largest automaker said that a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.
Why Investors Seem Underwhelmed by the Trump-Xi Meeting

The highly anticipated event covered a lot of ground on tariff and trade barriers, but questions remain about reaching a lasting accord.
Trump and Xi, Hoping to Ease Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce

China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth metals, while the U.S. halved its fentanyl-related tariffs.
U.S. Manufacturing’s Mixed Picture in 4 Charts

President Trump vowed to bring factories back. Is he succeeding?