Trump Admitted His Trade Policies Have Hurt Manufacturing Jobs in His State of the Union, but You Probably Missed It
American manufacturing has been in a recession for the past year.
American manufacturing has been in a recession for the past year.
The Tariff Man doubles down on bad economics.
Republicans might rue that mistake when Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders inherits Trump's beefed-up trade authority.
Trump's trade war has harmed the very industries and workers he aimed to help.
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Unless the tariffs are lifted, the "Phase One" trade deal might not accomplish much beyond empowering China's communist regime to tighten its grip on free markets.
The Trump administration's "phase one" deal with China will keep many tariffs in place, but Democrats don't seem to have the guts to stand up for freer trade.
A 100 percent tariff on European wines could all but wipe out the industry.
Robert Wetherbee says steel tariffs might force his business to shutter. But instead of asking for the tariffs to be lifted, he wants special treatment.
"These U.S. tariffs have been completely passed on to U.S. firms and consumers," report economists from Princeton, Columbia, and the Federal Reserve.
That should be fairly obvious to anyone who has been following the news, but a new report from the Federal Reserve provides the empirical evidence.
This deal offers minimal relief for Americans, and it doesn't seem to address the thorniest issues between the two countries.
Trump, big labor, and America's reputation as a trading partner emerge as winners, but free trade takes the loss in the USMCA.
Deadlines near for the NAFTA rewrite and the China negotiations.
The set of tariffs scheduled for December 15 will hit a wide range of consumer goods from children's toys to laptops, gaming consoles, and other home electronics. They will be costly and ineffective..
Trump has authorized up to $16 billion in bailout spending this year, on top of $12 billion spent in 2018.
A new study shows that tariffs and other anti-trade policies actually benefit executives far more than the average worker.
New research shows that GOP candidates lost ground in counties that were adversely affected by the trade war. In places without those effects, there were "no discernable gains" for Republicans.
The tariffs were supposed to create the conditions for such a deal, but Trump is refusing to drop them as part of an agreement.
Trump's trade war is failing to achieve its primary policy goals, but the really bad news is elsewhere.
New tariffs on E.U. goods mean we'll all pay more for tasty cheeses and delicious wines.
Peter Navarro also said Americans wouldn't pay the costs of Trump's tariffs, a claim that seems to be equally fabricated.
The president’s tentative deal with China is not a winner.
The president views tariffs as a solution to everything. They're a solution to nothing.
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The deal appears to have accomplished none of the Trump administration's goals, from boosting domestic steel production to getting China to abide by international rules regarding intellectual property.
The economy is doing well enough—except for all the sectors hurt by the trade war.
A Michigan steel plant annnounced it's closing at the end of the year, while U.S. Steel stocks are down 75 percent since Trump's tariffs were announced.
Dump intrusive trade policies to give a real boost to consumers and entrepreneurs.
As Trump's trade wars demonstrate, giving the president unilateral authority to impose tariffs is both dangerous and unconstitutional. Getting rid of it is likely to require a combination of litigation and political mobilization.
The much-maligned drinking utensil is saved from the ravages of Trump's trade war.
Elizabeth Warren is probably the worst of the bunch when it comes to protectionism, but few alternatives are emerging.
A new analysis from Moody's says 300,000 jobs have been lost already, with another 600,000 hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, Trump is trying to reopen channels with China.
The president’s economic agenda is harming U.S. businesses and consumers.
Foreign investment in China has not declined since the start of the trade war, either. In fact, it continues to grow.
The trade war should be thought of as a massive tax and regulatory scheme.
Democrats are happy to criticize the president's trade war—but many are tacitly endorsing the same protectionist views.
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates again, farmers and small businesses are getting hurt the most, but global manufacturing is taking a hit too.
Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Senate Finance Committee will debate two bills this fall aimed at restricting presidential authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
The Trump administration is pro-government intervention.
Warren needs to take a lesson from Leonard Read's "I, Pencil."
Existing tariffs on Chinese imports will jump to 30 percent from 25 percent, and the next round of tariffs will be 15 percent instead of 10 percent.
Trump's economic nationalism has always been an exercise in petty authoritarianism, and it's increasingly difficult to see it as anything else.
"If I didn't help them, they would have a big problem," says Trump. But maybe he's already "helped" enough.