Meet Jamieson Greer, Trump’s pick to be the top U.S. trade negotiator, who could soon be the face of America’s worldwide tariff threats
Greer was a veteran of Trump's first-term trade battles, serving as chief of staff to then-U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer.
Trump trade envoy pick says universal tariffs should be 'considered'
US President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs should be "studied and considered" as a potential way to reverse offshoring and deficits.
Trump's former trade chief says China is a threat, tariffs are necessary
Economists say tariffs can increase prices for consumers, but Robert Lighthizer, President Trump's former trade chief, argues they're necessary.
US Trade Gap Ballooned Ahead of Trump Term, Tariff Promises
The US trade deficit widened sharply at the end of 2024 on a surge in imports prior to the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president and his follow-through on the promise of sweeping tariffs.
Trump’s Tariff Tactics Carry Higher Economic Risks Than During His First Term
When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and import taxes on U.S. trading partners created chaos, generated drama -- and
Trump faces moment of reckoning on trade after delaying tariffs
The president will soon have to decide whether to match his trade rhetoric with action or shelve his tariff plans.
U.S. farmers, traders hope Trump tariff threats just leverage in negotiations
Chicago grain futures settled higher Tuesday, continuing the positive momentum that grain futures have enjoyed YTD, with corn rising 8%, soybeans up 6%, and wheat up 5% since January 1. U.S. farmers and agriculture trades are trying to maintain optimism in the face of President Trump's threats of tariffs on its major customers - Canada,
Could Trump’s tariffs lead to trade rerouting?
US President Donald Trump's tariffs, both threatened and real, could lead to trade rerouting as exporters seek resilient supply chains.
Trump’s Pause on Trade Tariffs Gives Emerging Markets a Break
Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied as fears eased Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s threats would spark a full ...
Trump’s Tariffs Usher In New Trade Wars. The Ultimate Goal Remains Unclear.
The president’s trade assault, which makes no distinction between ally and adversary, is an assertion of U.S. dominance with ...
Trump imposes new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China in new phase of trade war
Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be ...
Tariffs offer 'Trump trade' Pollyannas a reality check
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
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Trump’s Tariff Critics Are Trading on Overblown and Unfounded Fears
The idea that tariffs are always and everywhere passed on to consumers is a fallacy, by both economic theory and the record of history.
China Disputes U.S. Tariffs Against Imports in World Trade Organization Complaint
China alleges that the tariffs are based on unfounded and false allegations, and are in excess of the U.S.’s bound rates in a ...
'De minimis': the trade perk Trump ended as part of China tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole that has been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from ...
World inflation at risk of rekindling with Trump’s trade war
Trump’s arrival has added to pre-existing worries. Despite an International Monetary Fund official declaring in October that ...
‘World’s dumbest trade war’: Kimmel, Meyers, and more late-night hosts react to Trump’s tariffs
Trump has backed off, at least temporarily, but Jimmys Kimmel and Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers wondered if the ...
Canadian dollar forecasts turn mixed as US tariff threat lingers
The Canadian dollar is set to edge lower over the coming months as the threat of U.S. trade tariffs remains in place despite ...