Buffeted by tariffs and trade tensions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer took British business leaders to China and emerged with deals on visas and Scotch whisky, as well as pledges to deepen ties.
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Will Kevin Warsh Do What Trump Wants?
Some investors are worried that President Trump’s nominee to run the Federal Reserve may not be a guaranteed “yes” on cutting interest rates.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Bounces Back as Tariffs Cause Volatility
The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Bounces Back as Tariffs Cause Volatility
The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.
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Trump’s Trade Policies Sort Manufacturers Into Winners and Losers
Tariffs have protected some companies, but more often they’ve hit the parts and materials many factories need to make finished goods.
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A Rug Maker Withstood One Year of Trump’s Tariffs. New Challenges Loom.
Loloi stockpiled rugs from India, Turkey and other countries in advance, but inventory is running low.
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As Trump Heads to Iowa to Trumpet Economy, Many Residents Feel Pain
Farmers are critical to Iowa’s economy. They have been battered by President Trump’s tariffs and are not yet experiencing the “golden age” that the president promised.
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In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties
After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the two sides struck a far-reaching agreement that officials called “the mother of all trade deals.”
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Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25%
President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports, including cars, citing the country’s slow ratification of a trade deal.
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U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos
The president’s quick reversal on tariffs over Greenland was another sign of his willingness to rip up the international order — even parts of it that he himself has made.
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China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy
The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.