Trump Holds Off on Tariffs, but Paves the Way for Future Trade Action
The president’s executive action on trade will keep all possibilities on the table, including eventual tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico.
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The president’s executive action on trade will keep all possibilities on the table, including eventual tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico.
Tariffs and tax cuts amid high interest rates and lingering inflation will pose a test for the U.S. economy.
But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.
A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.
The president-elect’s vow to impose 25 percent duties on Canadian imports could ravage Canada’s auto industry and decimate Windsor, a city deeply tied to the U.S.
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the Detroit Auto Show, saying that tariffs should not be used “to punish our closest trading partners,” like Canada.
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend tariffs and tax cuts.