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China raises tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods in technology fight

Sep 18, 2018
The announcement followed a warning by an American business group that a "downward spiral" in their conflict appeared certain following Trump's penalties on $200 billion of Chinese goods.
Chinese and US flags are seen on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the maintenance room of a dealership in Shanghai on August 24, 2018. - From Harley-Davidson motorcycles and US bourbon to Chinese parts and machinery, the world's two largest economies have exchanged punitive tariffs that slice through a wide swath of products.
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Trump imposes tariffs on $200 billion more of Chinese goods

Sep 17, 2018
The tariffs will start at 10 percent and rise to 25 percent starting Jan. 1.
President Donald Trump speaks in July at U.S. Steel's Granite City Works plant in Granite City, Illinois. U.S. Steel credits Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported steel with enabling it to restart idled furnaces.
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The next round of tariffs will hit the U.S. fashion industry

Sep 17, 2018
"There aren't a lot of places that can replace China," says Julia Hughes, president of the U.S. Fashion Industry Association.
A patternmaker works on a garment in New York City in 2014.
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Tariffs come for fleece, send Jo-Ann CEO to Washington

Aug 23, 2018
The arts and crafts retailer is enlisting customers on its listserv to petition the taxes on Chinese products.
President Donald Trump pushes in the chair for Jill Soltau, CEO of Jo-Ann Stores, as he arrives to meet with retail industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in 2017.
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Life's good in the sector tariffs were intended to protect

Aug 21, 2018
A steel producer stands behind Trump's decision to implement tariffs.
A worker trims a newly cast steel slab at the NLMK Indiana steel mill in March in Portage, Indiana. 
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It’s opening day for public hearings on the next round of tariffs

Aug 20, 2018
Over 350 witnesses are slated to testify at the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Trump’s proposal to tax another $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
President Donald Trump, seated in the Oval Office on Jan. 23, prepares to sign Section 201 actions to impose tariffs as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer looks on.
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What its like to ship all the goods slapped with tariffs

Aug 8, 2018
At the intersection of trade and tariffs ... the Mississippi River has seen it all.
A loaded barge is seen near the Mississippi River port of Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 15, 2012.
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For public good, not for profit.

Kudlow: “Don’t class warfare me” on trade

Aug 3, 2018
In a wide-ranging interview, the president’s top economic adviser told Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal that tariffs are not hurting economic growth.
Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council director, holds a news briefing at the White House in June.
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Americans do want tariff relief

Aug 3, 2018
Manufacturers and farmers we talked to are frustrated by the import taxes and the exemption process.
A worker is surrounded by sparks from molten steel flowing into casts at the TAMCO steel mini mill in Rancho Cucamonga, California, in 2002.
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"These folks are caught in a trap" by tariffs, U.S. representative says

Aug 2, 2018
Jackie Walorski from Indiana's 2nd District led an analysis of the tariff exemption process.
Rep. Jackie Walorski, a Republican from Indiana, says she's had many conversations with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, “and they've been eyeball to eyeball.”
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