Opinion | Tariffs Have Long Been a Corruption Magnet
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Bessent says Trump tariffs could return by July after Supreme Court setback
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be restored as early as July, signaling a rapid pivot by the Trump administration after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs earlier this year, forcing the administration to turn to other trade authorities. … Read more
Opinion | There’s a Case for Tariffs
Completely free trade makes sense only in a world where disruption is unthinkable. Source link
Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war
WAHOO, NE — Strong winds whipped around Doug Bartek, a fifth-generation farmer, as he headed into a grain bin to shovel soybeans onto a conveyor chute. The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset of the spring planting season, rattling off the long list of issues affecting his family’s livelihood at their 2,000-acre farm near Wahoo, … Read more
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Iran, energy, tariffs
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, discusses the impacts of the Iran war on the global economy and other hot-button issues. Source link
Court poised to block Trump tariffs again, teeing up new fight
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Court of International Trade on Friday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump‘s use of a little-known emergency trade law to justify his sweeping, 10% global tariffs — teeing up a familiar, if technically new, legal fight focused on when and how a sitting president can act … Read more
FLASHBACK: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs hit one-year mark as economists split on fallout
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A year ago today, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new round of global tariffs, escalating trade tensions with key allies and adversaries alike, raising fresh concerns about the outlook for the U.S. and global economy. The “Liberation Day” tariffs were introduced as a broad set of … Read more
Democrats aim to turn Trump’s tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor
WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul listened as one of the plaintiffs in the case recounted the financial toll of the levies on his wine importing business. “This is a heavy tax and you have to pay it up … Read more
Trump’s tariffs were supposed to help manufacturers. But instead, they’re hurting
WASHINGTON — Jay Allen is a fan of President Donald Trump, and voted for him on the belief that the Republican would cut taxes and trim regulations, helping his manufacturing business in northeast Arkansas. But the tariffs at the core of Trump’s economic agenda have wreaked havoc on his company, Allen Engineering Corp., which makes … Read more
Trump administration launches new forced labor investigations into dozens of countries as it fights to restore tariffs
The Trump administration’s top trade official launched investigations Thursday into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government impose tariffs and other trade restrictions as President Trump grapples with a Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his tariffs. The investigations are … Read more