Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety and vagueness of the American president’s complaints.
Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety and vagueness of the American president’s complaints.
President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs, major corporate earnings reports and an imminent reading on the U.S. labor market weighed on markets.
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
Swiss officials plan to negotiate furiously for a lower rate in the coming days, before the punishing levy takes effect.
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
Initially 49%, it was lowered to 19%, easing worries of a damaging hit to the country’s garment and footwear production industries.
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U.S. trading partners are committing to buy more gas than they need or than the U.S. can produce, at least in the short term.
The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals to partly moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.
The president stopped short of putting a 50 percent tariff on refined copper, as he had threatened earlier this year. The market reaction was swift anyway and prices tumbled.