The president says the VAT system used across Europe gives other countries unfair trade advantages. Here’s how the system started.
Category: Protectionism (Trade)
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Worsen Europe’s Economic Slowdown
The trade threats could reduce exports to the United States and dampen investment in Europe, dealing a blow to growth at a time when the continent is already facing a lackluster economy.
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Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?
The Fed’s short-term rates matter, but the main action now is in the 10-year Treasury market, which influences mortgages, credit cards and much more, our columnist says.
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Why Investors Appear Unfazed by the Latest Trump Tariffs
The dollar fell and global stock markets are holding up despite President Trump announcing his plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners.
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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
With less than a month in office, the president has pursued trade actions that could shatter the global trading system and dwarf the trade measures he took over his entire first term.
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Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War
Liquor is leverage as the world careens toward another trade dispute. European tariffs on American whiskey snap back after March 31 unless an extension is granted.
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Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War
Liquor is leverage as the world careens toward another trade dispute. European tariffs on American whiskey snap back after March 31 unless an extension is granted.
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What Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?
President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s.
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Where China’s Exports Begin: Inside the Vast Markets of Guangzhou
Along the Pearl River in southern China, a fast-growing industry is churning out cheap clothes and toys that are flooding the world duty-free.
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.
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Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs
Economists warn that enacting tariffs at a time of persisting price pressures is a risky move.