Us Breaking News Trump Slaps Tariffs On Top Us Trade Partners—with Risk Of Hikes If There’s Retaliation—and There Will Be No Exemptions

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. His ... Read More

Trump's 2026 tariffs explained: what changes and who pays

President Donald Trump has turned tariffs into the centerpiece of his economic strategy, and in 2026 the policy will bite even harder. The new schedule of import taxes, paired with promised $2,000 ... Read More

President Trump launched global tariff wars in 2025. Here’s a recap of his trade actions this year.

It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for U.S. trade policy. Read More

US Holds Off on New Chinese Chip Tariffs Amid Trump-Xi Truce

The US accused China of engaging in unfair trade practices in the semiconductor sector, but is declining to impose additional tariffs on chip imports until at least mid-2027. Read More

Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows

The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows. Note: Data shows goods and services. Source: Bureau of Economic ... Read More

It’s not just Americans who are feeling Trump’s tariffs. Five charts show their global impact

The Swiss economy shrank in the third quarter at the sharpest rate since the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The government attributed the contraction largely to a plunge in output from the ... Read More

President Trump’s tariffs are making US manufacturers shudder

Ronald Reagan famously said the most frightening words in the English language are: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” US manufacturers must know exactly what the Gipper meant. Donald ... Read More

How Trump’s tariffs forced China to pivot – and export more

Just a year ago, Chinese manufacturers, fearing a new trade war, rushed to push out exports following the election victory of US President Donald Trump, who had pledged to slap punishing tariffs on ... Read More

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. By David E. Sanger David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents and ... Read More