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What does a trade war mean for the U.S. economy?

by Andy Uhler , Kimberly Adams , Scott Tong and Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2018
Let's break down how it will affect the country's GDP, jobs or even agriculture.
A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province in July.
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China's threatened tariffs on pork are hurting American hog farmers

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Apr 4, 2018
"I think the psychology has negatively impacted the hog market," one Illinois farmer says.
Hog farmers like to “market everything but the squeal,” Bran Duncan says.
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What China's tariff retaliation means for apple growers

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 4, 2018
Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches says trade wars disproportionately impact U.S. farmers.
Mark Morrell picks over his Jona Gold apples at Walters' Fruit Ranch in 2006 in Green Bluff, Washington.
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Your trade war questions, answered

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Jed Kim , Renata Sago , Marielle Segarra , Danielle Chiriguayo , Jana Kasperkevic and Aaron Schrank
Apr 4, 2018
Let's do some tariff talk.
US President Donald Trump signs Section 232 Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 8, 2018, in Washington, DC.
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China lists $50 billion of U.S. goods it might hit with 25 percent tariff

by Associated Press
Apr 4, 2018
The trade dispute between the two countries continues to escalate, with China potentially imposing tariffs on U.S. soybeans and aircraft.
President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during the debut event for the Dreamliner 787-10 at Boeing's South Carolina facilities last year in North Charleston, South Carolina. In premarket trade on Wednesday, Boeing stock dropped nearly 5 percent.
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Chinese tariffs spark fear among some U.S. farmers

by Scott Tong and Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 2, 2018
The market’s couldn’t ignore a brewing trade war forever. Stocks slid today on the news of countertariffs from China on items including American cherries, wine and pork. We’ll bring you the latest on markets, then we’ll talk to U.S. producers who have become increasingly dependent on the fast-growing Chinese market and now fear they’ll lose […]
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China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit in trade dispute

by Associated Press
Apr 2, 2018
The tariffs will hit a total of $3 billion worth of U.S. goods.
A shopper chooses granny smith apples at a supermarket in Beijing, China. 
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Why economists and politicians don't seem to speak the same language

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 27, 2018
If we want better policies, then politicians need to start thinking more like economists — and vice versa.
President Donald Trump signs Section 232 Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 8, 2018, in Washington, D.C. 
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Here’s how the U.S. would decide which Chinese products to hit with tariffs

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 27, 2018
This week or next the Trump administration is expected to announce a list of Chinese exports it could slap with tariffs to punish China for what it sees as unfair trade practices. Trade talks between the U.S. and China are ongoing, and markets are certainly hoping that two biggest economies in the world might keep […]
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U.S. strikes more assertive note in trade relations

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 26, 2018
South Korea has become the first nation to be permanently exempted from President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs as part of a newly renegotiated free trade agreement between the two countries announced today. The Trump administration has used the possibility of tariffs as leverage in other trade issues as well, such as renegotiating the […]
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