Stories Tagged as
Trade war
Steel may be on the menu at the state dinner
by
Erika Beras
Apr 24, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for a permanent exemption from tariffs for the European Union. Today will be the second day of Macron’s three-day state visit, and the biggest event will be the first state dinner since President Donald Trump took office 15 months ago. But it won’t be all glitz and glam. Macron […]
The trade war is over (I lost)
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 9, 2018
The president says they're easy, but FiveThirtyEight's simulator gave me a different experience.
We've hit the "quid pro quo stage" of this brewing trade war
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 6, 2018
Let's get to this week's tax and tariff talk.
More than 2 million jobs could be at risk if China’s tariffs are implemented
Apr 6, 2018
The jobs at risk are mostly based in counties that voted for Trump.
Trump proposes $100 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods
Apr 5, 2018
President Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese goods. The move comes a day after China issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging dispute. The White House said […]
Tariff jitters are rippling through the ag economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 5, 2018
Besides causing "extreme nervousness," the Ozark Mountain Poultry CEO says the tariff threats haven't impacted the market yet.
In Shanghai, few worry over U.S-China trade spat
by
Jennifer Pak
Apr 5, 2018
"In China's history, we’ve faced more serious problems than this,” one man says.
For public good, not for profit.
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.
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.
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.