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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's tariffs are roiling economies worldwide

President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are no longer a distant policy debate, they are reshaping trade flows, rattling boardrooms and straining household budgets from Baltimore to Bangladesh. What ... 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

America’s Tariffs Jolted the Global Economy. Its AI Spending Is Helping Save It.

SINGAPORE—When President Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, economists predicted a global shock: The U.S. would buy less from the world, cutting exports and jobs. Now some of those ... Read More

What's at stake for the economy as the Supreme Court weighs Trump's tariffs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday started weighing the legality of tariffs that have raised costs on clothing and toys from China, cars and trucks from Canada and Mexico, liquor from Europe, and much ... Read More

Trump Global Tariffs’ Odds Tank On Prediction Markets After Supreme Court Skepticism

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Editiorial fellow at Forbes. Odds on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump's tariffs are tanking on ... Read More

Tariffs cost households $1,200 each since Trump took office, Dems say

Tariffs that President Donald Trump has championed as a tool of economic leverage are now being framed by his critics as a direct tax on consumers, with Democrats estimating that the typical household ... 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

What the Trump tariffs Supreme Court case could mean for the economy

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about Trump's tariffs on Wednesday. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that will determine the fate of President Donald ... 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

Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump’s Global Tariffs

The US Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, as key justices suggested he had overstepped his authority with his signature economic policy. In a nearly ... Read More

Key Supreme Court Justices Question Trump’s Global Tariffs

Key U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism about the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, in a case that could undercut his signature economic policy. Hearing ... Read More