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Trump's tariffs hit the global economy

There is new evidence of global pain stemming from President Trump's trade policy, which single-handedly scrambled the world economy. Why it matters: From China to Switzerland, the economic ... Read More

Why Trump’s tariffs delivered record revenue but limited economic benefits

Since returning to the White House in January, President 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

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

Despite a resilient economy, Trump’s tariffs have not delivered

The main reason a recession was averted is President Trump backtracked from raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent after financial markets plummeted in April. The U.S. and China were able to ... 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

World Economy Surprisingly Resilient to Tariffs, OECD Says

The global economy is weathering Donald Trump’s trade tariffs better than expected as activity gets a boost from strong investment in artificial intelligence and supportive fiscal and monetary ... Read More

There's One Thing Trump Could Do To Turbocharge The Global Economy And Crush Inflation

If President Donald Trump were to negotiate away his tariffs with trading partners, the global economy could surge ahead in the coming years, according to one analysis. 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

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

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