Economy News How Trump’s Radical Tariff Plan Could Wreck Our Economy

Trump's tariffs shake the global economy

President Donald Trump has turned tariffs from a niche policy tool into the central lever of United States economic strategy, and the shockwaves are now visible in prices, trade flows, and growth ... Read More

Trump's tariffs and trade policies will improve the economy. Give him time. | Opinion

Optics are not everything when it comes to the economy, but they are something. Right now, Americans are souring on Trump's economy. Read More

From Doom to Boom: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Powering the U.S. Economy

Six months ago, critics warned that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would crush the economy. They said Americans would face soaring prices and crashing markets. The reality? As we near the end of ... Read More

Canada’s Economy Starts to Buckle Under Trump’s Tariffs

President Trump lambasted an ad from the Canadian province of Ontario, which uses audio from a 1987 Ronald Reagan address on tariffs. WSJ’s Gavin Bade breaks down the controversy. Photo: Aaron ... Read More

The affordability crisis is forcing Trump to radically reshape his economic plan on the fly

President Donald Trump swept into office with a bold plan to remake America’s economy. But the realities of a persistent affordability crisis, low favorability ratings and biting election losses for ... Read More

A Trump-Xi trade deal won’t fix either country’s economy

The extraordinary trade war President Donald Trump unleashed has been taking a toll on the Chinese and American economies. China is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to preexisting problems, ... Read More

Tiny toymaker vs. Trump: A tariff battle that could reshape California’s import economy

A Chicago toy maker is mounting a rare Supreme Court challenge against Trump’s tariffs as major corporations including Walmart stay silent. His companies face $20 million to $30 million in tariffs ... Read More

With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble

For Hannah Szretter, the government shutdown is more than just a political fight. The 26-year-old Buffalo-area resident said she has had Type 1 diabetes since she was 10 and also now has a mental ... Read More

Trump floats tariff 'dividends' even while plan shows major flaws

President Trump has bragged many times about the revenue tariffs are bringing in — money paid by American businesses, who pass some of the costs on to consumers. Over the weekend, Trump pushed the ... Read More

Hiltzik: How bad is Trump's economy? Election results say it's very bad, and getting worse

It was Bill Clinton's campaign guru James Carville who codified the insight that the Democratic Party's electoral prospects were destined to rise as Americans' feelings of economic well-being slid: ... Read More