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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

‘A Singularly Turbulent Time’: Deeper Uncertainty in Store for Global Economy

A reordering of the rules of trade, set on top of transformational change in technology, demographics and climate, is remaking jobs, politics and lives. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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