Economy News Trump’s Tariffs In His First Term Did Little To Alter The Economy, But This Time Could Be Different

Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts

Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. Read More

Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction

The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ... Read More

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

More than 77 million Americans reelected President Donald Trump for a myriad of reasons, but one thing was abundantly clear: They wanted him to strengthen the economy ‒ the issue they cared about most ... Read More

Trump’s drive-thru affordability speech won’t fix his political woes over the economy

President Donald Trump proclaimed an economic golden age under the Golden Arches. But while he may have a regular guy’s taste in fast food, he’s looking oblivious to the wrenching price pressure ... Read More

How Trump built — and is now losing — his golden economic touch

It was some feat for Donald Trump, a billionaire with his own airliner who lived in an eponymous skyscraper in liberal New York and wintered in a Florida palace, to brand himself as the conservative ... Read More

Voters feel Trump admin is hurting more than helping on the economy: poll

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of registered voters say President Trump’s economic policies are doing more harm than good, according to a blistering new poll that also shows an overwhelming majority blame ... Read More

Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour

The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump’s approval rating. Note: Data as of 5 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 4. The New York Times By Ruth Igielnik and Tyler Pager ... Read More