Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors around the world, weighing on stocks, the dollar and more.
Category: Trump, Donald J
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Trump Turns to Untested Tariffs to Reorder Global Trade
President Trump has long wanted to rework world trade. The tariffs set to go into effect next week will carry out that plan.
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Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July
The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.
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Weak Jobs Report Raises Chances of a September Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market fragility.
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Stocks Drop as Trump’s New Tariffs Weigh on Markets
President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs, major corporate earnings reports and an imminent reading on the U.S. labor market weighed on markets.
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With New 40% Tariff, Trump Takes Aim at U.S. Dependence on China’s Factories
President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries.
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U.S. Tariffs Land on Taiwan Amid Tension With Washington
The Trump administration is weighing yet more tariffs on chips, Taiwan’s main exports.
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Harm or Help? Why Companies Are Battling Tariffs Meant to Benefit Them.
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
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Harm or Help? Why Companies Are Battling Tariffs Meant to Benefit Them.
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
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Cambodia Agrees to a Reduced Tariff and Breathes a Sigh of Relief
Initially 49%, it was lowered to 19%, easing worries of a damaging hit to the country’s garment and footwear production industries.
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Here’s What to Know About Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Brazil
Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.
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How India Became One of the Biggest Buyers of Russian Oil
President Trump upended trade negotiations with India by making the purchase of crude oil a sticking point.