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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he feels obligated to help the middle class

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 27, 2018
The wide-ranging interview touched on North Korea, tax overhaul and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
After a short lecture, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations in Los Angeles. 
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Mnuchin: New sanctions coming for Russia, North Korea

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 26, 2018
The treasury secretary also touched on Dodd-Frank, trade agreements and the tax overhaul in a wide-ranging interview with Kai Ryssdal.
Addressing a crowd of both students and visitors, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was joined by Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations in Los Angeles on Feb. 26. 
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The Trump Administration’s options around tariffs and quotas

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 26, 2018
The Trump Administration is trying to figure out how to act on a campaign promise to make trade with China more fair. One thing the administration is considering is imposing tariffs or quotas on imports of steel and aluminum. The justification? National security. Here’s a look at the theory behind that connection, and the administration’s […]
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What the world economy might look like without the U.S.

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 26, 2018
America is less interested in leading the global economy, says the Peterson Institute president. And that could mean trouble.
“The U.S. doesn't always do the right thing,” says Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “But on average, it both tries to do the right thing and professes to do the right thing more credibly than anybody else.” Above, a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Why it's so hard to pin down the Trump administration on trade

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 14, 2018
President Trump's shifting stance on tariffs and trade pacts creates costly uncertainty for business.
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The market is not the economy ...

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 2, 2018
... but maybe they're kissing cousins?
A monitor displays the day's final numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the closing bell today.
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Here's why Trump softened his tone on trade during the State of the Union

by David Brancaccio
Jan 31, 2018
Trump's tone on trade during his State of the Union speech was a bit more muted than usual.
President Donald Trump smiles after arriving to give the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night.
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U.S. economy grew at solid 2.6 percent rate in fourth quarter

by Associated Press
Jan 26, 2018
Growth was spurred by a surge in consumer spending, but the gain was slightly below economists’ 2.8 percent forecast.
A worker carries lumber as he builds a new home in Petaluma, California. 
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Why Trump's solar and washing machine tariffs may play well in Michigan

by David Brancaccio
Jan 25, 2018
A former Democratic state politician says the taxes are one of the few things the president has done that he can support.
President Donald Trump displays a Section 201 action as US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer witnesses, in the Oval Office, at the White House, January 23, 2018, in Washington, DC. The administration is issuing tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines to protect American manufacturing companies against dumping by foreign countries, mainly China, and including South Korea.
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Will dysfunction in DC give our NAFTA partners an edge?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 22, 2018
The next round of negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement officially begins tomorrow in Montreal. It’s the sixth of seven rounds, and the stakes are high. Now that the government is back open, the United States will have a full roster of negotiators at the talks. They’ll be trying once again to hammer […]
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