The Commerce Department's Tariff Waiver Process Encourages Cronyism, Creates Shortages
U.S. Steel and other manufacturers are lobbying to block waivers, creating chaos along supply chains.
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GDP Growth Is Good News—But Can It Continue During a Trade War?
The nation's GDP rose 4.1 percent in the second quarter, but those good numbers aren't likely to last.
'If We Didn't Trade,' Trump Argues, 'We'd Save a Hell of a Lot of Money'
The president's longstanding obsession with trade deficits reveals mercantilist instincts he cannot escape, no matter how much he talks about zero tariffs.
Trump's Soybean 'Deal' With the E.U. Is Actually Pretty Insignificant
Europe already imports soybeans for free, and the European market isn't big enough to make up for China anyway.
Did We Just Dodge a Trade War With Europe?
It's too soon to call this a truce in the trade war. But we may have a temporary ceasefire.
Pipeline Company Hit With $40 Million Retroactive Tax After Applying for Tariff Exemption
Unsurprisingly, the bureaucratic, cronyist process for getting an exemption is not in fact protecting American steel jobs.
'Tariffs Are the Greatest,' Trump Proclaims, as White House Begins Subsidizing Farmers Harmed by Tariffs
Tariffs are so great that we have to create new government programs to compensate the victims of tariffs.
Trump Claims That Trade War Only Risks 'The Bank's Money'
He's so, so wrong about that. But at least he's admitting a trade war won't be good or easy to win.
Trump Says He's Ready to Slap Tariffs on All Chinese Imports
All of them. $500 billion's worth.
Imported Cars Are Not a National Security Threat
Representatives of the auto industry are in Washington to deliver an obvious message to the oblivious Commerce Department.
Trump's Tariffs Injure Another American Business
Tariffs always divert resources toward government-favored firms and away from everyone else.
After Slapping Allies With Tariffs, U.S. Drags Allies to WTO to Complain About Tariffs
The United States has accused the victims of its tariffs of engaging in unfair and punitive measures with their retaliatory tariffs.
Whirlpool Took Tariffs for a Spin, Ended Up With Tumbling Sales
Tariffs let the government pick winners and losers-but sometimes even the winners get hung out to dry.
Trump's Tariffs Are Going To Make Your Food More Expensive
Food prices are rising, and they're likely to soar even more
McConnell Admits U.S. May Be in 'Early Stages' of Trade War
But will Congress act to rein in Trump?
Rep. Justin Amash Slams Republican Leadership for Meaningless Response to Trump Tariffs
Amash wondered why Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan even want to be leaders in Congress "if all they intend to do is outsource their jobs to the president."
Are Congressional Republicans Ready To Fight Trump's Tariff Madness?
Is Congress finally ready to get into the fight?
Trump Voters Stand by Their Man as He Wrecks Their Jobs
In Poplar Bluff, Missouri, support for Trump's tariffs is about tribalism more than anything else. That's dangerous and scary.
The Government's Economic Illogic Is on Display
Trump's tariffs are just part of the problem.
Trump's Case for Tariffs Is Unraveling
Automakers, motorcycle manufacturers, the stock market, and even the White House's own analyses are telling Trump to change course.
Utah Metalworking Company Cancels Expansion Plans Because Tariffs
The unseen costs of the Trump administration's bellicose trade policy matter too.
As Markets Tank and Opposition to Tariffs Grow, Trump Stays the Course. Where is Congress?
"It's all working out great," Trump said in South Carolina. Few people seem to agree with that assessment.
Jack Daniel's Says It Will Raise Whiskey Prices in Europe Due to E.U. Tariffs
The E.U. retaliated against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs. Now, whiskey drinkers will pay the price.
Easy to Win? Trump's Trade War Requires Handing More Power to Unelected Bureaucrats
One government intervention into the economy begets another, and American businesses are caught in the chaos. Good and easy to win? Not so much.
Harley-Davidson Will Shift Manufacturing Overseas To Avoid Tariffs
It can do that because it's a global brand, but other businesses aren't as lucky. And workers everywhere stand to lose.
Iowa Farmers Could Lose $620 Million From U.S.-China Trade War
Commodities are falling across the board, but soybean farmers are taking the brunt. What's happening in Iowa is the perfect demonstration of why trade works.
As Evidence of Higher Prices Mounts, Trump Announces Yet More New Tariffs
Prices for steel, washing machines, and lumber spiked after Trump imposed tariffs on them. This time it will be different, right?
Trump's Economic Ignorance on Tariffs
Another week, another bumbling trade declaration from the president.
Hey, Libertarians, Maybe Republicans Just Aren't That Into You
June 12 was not a good day for free-market constitutionalism in the modern GOP.
Trump's Totally Free Trade Idea Is Really Smart
It's a damned shame that he doesn't seem to really believe in it.
Flake: 'This Is Not Grown-Up Leadership.' Trump: Flake's a 'Flake.'
The outgoing senator wants to require congressional approval for "national security" tariffs, while the low-polling president taunts Flake about his low poll numbers.
The Republicans Abandon Free Trade
The GOP betrays its principles for the sake of political expediency.
Trump: Trade War With Canada Justified Because Brits Burned the White House in 1814
I mean, sure, that makes as much sense as any other reason.
'National Security' a Lousy Excuse for Lousy Trade and Energy Policies
Extending the justification would allow government intervention into just about anything.
Meet the New Boss: Donald Trump, Who Wants To Tell You What You Can Buy and Sell
Via trade and immigration restrictions, the president is completing the GOP's conversion to the party of economic micro-management.
How Trump's Tariffs Will Harm National Security
Imports improve the economy and benefit the country.
Study: Trump's Proposed Automobile Tariffs Will Destroy 195,000 American Jobs
And if other countries respond with similar tariffs, the U.S. could lose more than 600,000 manufacturing jobs.
Today Is the Start of Hurricane Season. Trump's Tariffs Could Make It More Costly.
Everything from preparations through recovery will be more expensive, thanks to tariffs on steel, aluminum, and timber.
Trump Will Hit Americans With Import Taxes on $50 Billion in Chinese Goods
Don't believe the administration's claim that this will hurt China.
Protectionism vs. Cheap Beer
If you tax something, you get less of it, and Trump's tariffs are a tax on making things-including cans, kegs, and the beer that goes into them.
Are Imported Cars a Threat to National Security? No Way.
Trump can impose car tariffs only by stretching the meaning of "national security" beyond recognition.
Tariffs Aren't Saving Steel Towns
And it's cruel to tell people that government policy can reverse the decline.
Mnuchin: 'We're Putting the Trade War on Hold'
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Trump administration is withdrawing plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on $150 billion of Chinese imports.
Trade Hearing Highlights Staggering Number of Losers From Trump's Tariff Plan
Trump wants tariffs on 1,300 Chinese-made goods. Dozens of American businessmen and women are in Washington this week to explain why that's an awful idea.
Trump's Former Top Economic Advisor Blasts White House's Tariff Plans
"We should buy from them what they're good at; we should sell to them what we're good at," says Gary Cohn, who left the White House in March.
Trump, Reagan, and Why Republicans Flip-Flopped on Free Trade
The Donald is more like The Gipper on trade policy than you think. And not in a good way.
