Trump Bows to Economic Reality With Tariff Delays and Exemptions
With prices still high, the Trump administration is heeding the risks of fanning inflation with import duties.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
With prices still high, the Trump administration is heeding the risks of fanning inflation with import duties.
Investors sent stock prices down on Thursday amid the uncertainty over what President Trump’s inconstancy means for the global economy.
President Trump’s stiff tariffs on Mexico and Canada could push those allies into recession. The impact for America could be messy.
The S&P 500 jumped about 1.2 percent on Wednesday, after two days of declines. Shares of automakers rallied.
Trump’s commerce secretary suggested a compromise might be reached to reduce the 25 percent tariff, following a day of turmoil in the stock markets.
President Trump’s comments on tariffs and Social Security sent something of a chill through the House chamber.
For many reluctant Trump voters, there was a mixture of confidence, anxiety, hope and frustration — along with some anger directed at Congressional Democrats.
The president’s speech to Congress covered tariffs, Ukraine and cuts to the federal work force but did little to address the perils that accompany the abrupt shifts he has engineered.
In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the military, trade, immigration and foreign aid.