CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Larry Kudlow says he has made significant progress pushing a free-trade message inside President Donald Trump’s White House with a new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico and potentially one with the European Union. But Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, recognizes that Trump still may go through […]
Category: Tariffs
11/16/2018
CANADA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is so unpopular in Canada that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using the specter of the U.S. president to attack his conservative rival ahead of a national election set for next year. Trudeau, whose ruling Liberals have a 12-seat majority in the 338-seat parliament, calls Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer […]
11/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese government has presented an offer to the United States to try to push forward stalled trade talks before the leaders of the two economic superpowers meet at the end of this month, according to two people briefed on the discussions. The opening bid falls short of many of the […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, fresh off a tense visit to Paris, on Tuesday [11-13-18] fired off a string of tweets attacking French President Emmanuel Macron for floating the idea of a self-reliant European military and the country’s wine tariffs, while accusing Macron of swiping at Trump’s nationalism to distract from his own shortcomings…Trump’s […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Trade, France makes excellent wine, but so does the U.S. The problem is that France makes it very hard for the U.S. to sell its wines into France, and charges big Tariffs, whereas the U.S. makes it easy for French wines, and charges very small Tariffs. Not fair, must change!” […]
11/2/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration looks beyond tariffs in its campaign to rein in China’s trade practices, launching a new initiative aimed at stopping Chinese economic espionage. A high-level meeting to discuss trade issues with India originally scheduled to take place Nov. 1 will probably be postponed until January at the earliest. In […]
11/1/2018
AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sitting atop his combine harvester on a clear fall day, Garrett Hawkins can add up just how much President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting his bottom line, from the lower price he’ll get for his soybean crop to the steeper prices he’ll pay for metal grain bins and other equipment. But like […]
10/31/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When it comes to trade, it often seems that India and the United States are playing a perplexing game of multidimensional chess. On Friday [11-2-18], for example, India will decide whether to impose or again delay tariffs on American almonds, apples, walnuts and processed metal products in retaliation for the Trump […]
10/30/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks there will be ‘a great deal’ with China on trade, but warned that he has billions of dollars worth of new tariffs ready to go if a deal isn’t possible…Trump said in the interview he would like to make a deal now, but that […]
10/23/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Billions of dollars are, and will be, coming into United States coffers because of Tariffs. Great also for negotiations – if a country won’t give us a fair Trade Deal, we will institute Tariffs on them. Used or not, jobs and businesses will be created. U.S. respected again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/23/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade war is already prompting farmers and agricultural forecasters to plan for a dismal 2019 growing season before the fall harvest is complete. Trade disputes — namely the escalating feud with China — have weighed on commodity prices and the president has threatened to ratchet up tariffs rather […]
10/17/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Europe’s fragile peace deal with the U.S. on trade is at a breaking point. Washington is again threatening high tariffs on Europe’s all-important car industry just as U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to whip up support before midterm elections on Nov. 6. In an unusually outspoken attack, two top U.S. […]
10/16/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five years ago, China’s Xi Jinping rocked the Communist Party establishment by pledging to let markets play a ‘decisive role’ in decision making. Reformists rejoiced as President Xi signaled a revival of Deng Xiaoping’s pro-capitalism revolution. Things haven’t gone as planned. First, Xi slow-walked steps to reduce China’s reliance on runaway […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will limit sales of US civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes…The decision is the result of a broad government policy review led by the National Security Council and is driven by Beijing’s efforts to obtain advanced […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-9-18] repeated his threat to impose tariffs on $267 billion worth of additional Chinese imports if China retaliates for the recent levies and other measures the United States has taken in the countries’ escalating trade war. Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, also said […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s yuan is forecast to pare some of its recent losses against the dollar over the coming year on hopes that risks from an escalating U.S.-China trade war and a deep sell-off in emerging markets will subside, a Reuters poll found. Having weakened over 6 percent so far this year, the […]
10/9/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s new North American trade deal could lead to some increased investment in the U.S., as he promised — but it will come at a price to consumers. The newly struck three-way agreement includes numerous strict new rules requiring auto manufacturers to source a significant portion of their […]
10/8/2018
CHINA/IMF/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war is set to take its toll on the American and Chinese economies in 2019. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday [10-9-18] cut its growth forecasts for the United States and China, citing the recent waves of tariffs the world’s top two economies have imposed on each other. The […]
10/5/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “European Union ministers debated on Friday [10-5-18] what to offer the United States to ease trade tensions and avoid a return to a tit-for-tat tariff conflict that could hit EU cars. U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in July to hold back on a threatened 25-percent import tariff on EU cars while […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday [10-3-18] accused China of trying to undermine President Donald Trump through a variety of tactics, including targeted tariffs on Trump supporters and well-placed propaganda meant to exploit ‘wedge issues’…Pence’s comments — sure to further inflame tensions between the two countries — fleshed out Trump’s vague […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] dimmed the prospects of restarting talks with China any time soon to resolve an escalating trade dispute between the two nations. Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House, Trump said it was ‘too early to talk’ with his counterparts in Beijing on trade. […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] touted the newly reached trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will replace NAFTA as a massive job engine, creating positions across the manufacturing, agriculture, technology and financial services sectors…The three countries came to the final deal, which Trump called the ‘most modern, up-to-date […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] said it was ‘too soon’ for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a deal on trade, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions at the negotiating table…During his remarks, which focused on a new […]
9/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/GERMANY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Olaf Scholz took over as Germany’s finance minister in March. Since then, President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on German cars, called Europe a ‘foe’ and dispatched an ambassador to Berlin who takes selfies with far-right politicians eager to bring down the German government. But in an interview in his […]
9/28/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China issued a rebuke to the United States on Friday [9-28-18], decrying protectionism and unilateral trade moves that ‘bring damage to all’ in a wide-ranging challenge to President Donald Trump as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly two days after Trump accused […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday [9-26-18] that China is working to interfere in November’s midterm elections with the aim of damaging him politically…The President offered scant details or evidence, which came during a session meant to focus on issues of nonproliferation. He suggested the meddling attempts came as retribution for […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates Wednesday [9-26-18] for the third time this year as the economy powers ahead, but beyond that the central bank’s outlook has been thrown into confusion by President Donald Trump’s trade battles. For months, top Fed officials such as Chairman Jerome Powell […]
9/21/2018
CHINA/STEVE BANNON/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s strategy is to make the trade war with China ‘unprecedentedly large’ and ‘unbearably painful’ for Beijing, and he will not back down before victory, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an exclusive interview. Bannon said the aim was not just to force China […]
9/19/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “Thirteen United Steelworkers locals representing about 15,000 workers authorized a strike against Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, the USW announced Tuesday [9-18-18]. Members last week authorized a strike against U.S. Steel, arguing that the two companies (which together account for 40 percent of all flat-rolled steel production in the U.S.) weren’t passing through to workers […]
9/19/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is confident that the United States is winning its trade war with China. But on both sides of the Pacific, a bleaker recognition is taking hold: The world’s two largest economies are in the opening stages of a new economic Cold War, one that could persist well after Mr. […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has hit back at President Donald Trump by announcing new trade tariffs on $60bn of US goods. It comes after the US slapped duties on $200bn of Chinese imports to take effect from next Monday [9-24-18], escalating its trade war with Beijing. China will target goods such as liquefied natural […]
9/18/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thirteen United Steelworkers locals representing about 15,000 workers authorized a strike against Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, the USW announced Tuesday [9-18-18]. Members last week authorized a strike against U.S. Steel, arguing that the two companies (which together account for 40 percent of all flat-rolled steel production in the U.S.) weren’t passing through to workers […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As expected, the White House on Monday [9-17-18] slapped 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion more in Chinese exports to the U.S.. The levies would jump to 25 percent (Trump’s preferred number) on Jan 1. The president, however, continues to either not understand how tariffs actually work or deliberately mislead people […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-18-18] threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of trying to sway the U.S. election by targeting farmers. Trump made the accusations in a pair of Twitter posts as the two sides launched […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war between the United States and China just got a lot bigger after both sides announced their broadest waves of tariffs yet. The latest exchange of fire means the two economic superpowers will soon have imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion of goods. And analysts say the battle […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Monday [9-17-18] that the United States will impose a 10 percent duty on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports as of next week, quickly escalating a trade war that has hit broad swaths of the global economy…Trump’s latest announcement brings the total amount of Chinese goods […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “TRUMP TO ESCALATE CHINESE TARIFFS: President Donald Trump plans to proceed with duties on roughly $200 billion more Chinese goods as soon as today, a move that likely will escalate a protracted trade battle between the world’s two largest economies. The White House will announce a 10 percent tariff on the […]
9/17/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is building a wall of tariffs around the domestic economy, attempting to protect American jobs by limiting imports. But a tire factory that opened last year in Richburg, S.C., offers a reminder that globalization is hard to stop. In 2009, American tire makers persuaded the Obama administration to impose tariffs […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s economic slowdown, escalated his trade war with Beijing on Monday [9-17-18], saying the United States would impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods and was prepared to tax all imports. Mr. Trump, in a statement released late Monday, showed no sign […]
9/17/2018
JOBS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs have put the U.S. in a very strong bargaining position, with Billions of Dollars, and Jobs, flowing into our Country – and yet cost increases have thus far been almost unnoticeable. If countries will not make fair deals with us, they will be ‘Tariffed!’” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 17, 2018 5:11 […]
9/14/2018
G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Trade ministers from the Group of 20 countries said Friday [9-14-18] that there was an ‘urgent’ need to overhaul the World Trade Organization, which President Trump has threatened to withdraw the United States from. The statement by the G20 ministers after a meeting in Argentina was a tacit acknowledgment by world […]
9/14/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday [9-13-18] that would reduce tariffs on nearly 1,700 imported products used by U.S. manufacturers — an uncharacteristic move for the leader who has shown an affinity for imposing tariffs on foreign goods. The bill, which House lawmakers passed last week, temporarily reduces or suspends tariffs […]
9/13/2018
BUSINESS/EU/SECRET SERVICE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Secret Service plans to buy a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle, despite President Donald Trump’s public feud with the company. Paperwork detailing the Secret Service’s plans to purchase a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle this fall was published to the Federal Business Opportunities website, and was first reported by Roll Call. The synopsis of […]
9/13/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They’ve testified, tweeted, written and called with their concerns. Now American businesses, which have so far been unable to stop President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs, are mounting a last-ditch effort to convince the president that his trade policies are hurting his political base. In a multimillion-dollar campaign that includes television […]
9/13/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Wall Street Journal has it wrong, we are under no pressure to make a deal with China, they are under pressure to make a deal with us. Our markets are surging, theirs are collapsing. We will soon be taking in Billions in Tariffs & making products at home. If we meet, […]
9/12/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After months of waging a behind-the-scenes war against President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs that have escalated far beyond what business groups once imagined, more than 60 U.S. industry groups are launching a coalition on Wednesday [9-12-18] to take the fight public. Emergence of the group, Americans for Free Trade, comes after […]
9/9/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Ford has abruptly killed a plan to sell a Chinese-made small vehicle in the U.S. because of the prospect of higher U.S. Tariffs.’ CNBC. This is just the beginning. This car can now be BUILT IN THE U.S.A. and Ford will pay no tariffs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2018 8:49 […]
9/8/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Apple prices may increase because of the massive Tariffs we may be imposing on China – but there is an easy solution where there would be ZERO tax, and indeed a tax incentive. Make your products in the United States instead of China. Start building new plants now. Exciting! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, […]
9/7/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened China with another round of punishing tariffs on Friday [9-7-18], saying he was prepared to tax essentially all Chinese goods imported into the United States if Beijing did not change its trade practices. The threat comes as the administration prepares to move forward with another round of tariffs […]
9/7/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US president Donald Trump has threatened to intensify his trade war with China, warning he could impose tariffs on almost all its imports. He said he could move ‘very soon’ to impose tariffs on $200bn (£155bn) worth of products with taxes on another $267bn ‘ready to go on short notice.’ If […]
9/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four major tech companies have sent a last minute letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative asking to be exempted from a possible new round of tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. The companies, Dell, (DVMT) Cisco (CSCO), Juniper Networks (JNPR)and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), are worried the […]
9/5/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “TRUMP’S TARIFF CUTS: House lawmakers easily passed legislation on Tuesday [9-4-18] to waive tariffs on roughly 1,700 imported products used by U.S. manufacturers, sending to President Donald Trump’s desk a bill that some of his allies have said undercuts the president’s trade leverage. Supporters of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill […]
9/5/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to previews of Bob Woodward’s new book, ‘Fear,’ former top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn headed off President Trump’s efforts to withdraw from both the U.S.-South Korea trade deal and NAFTA by simply removing the notices from his desk before he could sign them. ‘I can stop this,’ Cohn […]
9/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-5-18] that the United States was not yet ready to come to an agreement over trade disputes with China but he said talks would continue. The world’s two largest economies have slapped tariffs on $50 billion of each other’s goods in a tit-for-tat trade […]
9/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States could impose tariffs on roughly half of all Chinese goods entering the country by the end of the week. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could go into effect as soon as Friday [9-7-18] when a public comment period on the taxes concludes. […]
8/28/2018
SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I smile at Senators and others talking about how good free trade is for the U.S. What they don’t say is that we lose Jobs and over 800 Billion Dollars a year on really dumb Trade Deals….and these same countries Tariff us to death. These lawmakers are just fine with this!” […]
8/27/2018
MEXICO/NAFTA/POLLS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [8-27-18] hailed an agreement between the US and Mexico to change parts of NAFTA, but a new poll has found most Americans disapprove of how he has handled trade negotiations with other countries. Just 39% of American adults approve and 61% disapprove of how Trump has handled […]
8/27/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [8-27-18] that the United States and Mexico had reached an accord to revise key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and would finalize it within days, suggesting he was ready to jettison Canada from the trilateral trade pact if the country did not get […]
8/23/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A restart of trade talks between the United States and China ended on Thursday [8-23-18] with little sign of progress as Washington moved ahead with additional tariffs and President Trump met with legislators to discuss a new law aimed at curbing Chinese investment. The bilateral talks, while low level, were the […]
8/22/2018
BUSINESS/COMMERCE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s aluminum tariffs have rattled global businesses, set off retaliatory levies and started to eat into profits of some major American companies. But they have also provided a lifeline to other United States businesses, like Century Aluminum, the struggling smelter in Kentucky that is at the heart of Mr. Trump’s […]
8/22/2018
JOBS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Corey Southard steers red-hot molten steel slabs all day. And he’s worried about his job. The 48-year-old assistant roller at NLMK Pennsylvania says President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs have driven up costs for his company and left everyone at his western Pennsylvania plant — deep in the heart of Trump country […]
8/20/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the United States and China prepare to resume fractious trade talks this week, executives from American companies flocked to Washington on Monday [8-20-18] to warn the Trump administration that imposing tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods would cripple their businesses and raise prices on everything from bicycles […]
8/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Warren Bachman, a 72-year-old Iowa soybean farmer, is one of many who turned Clarke County into Donald Trump country, as the Republican president took 61 percent of the votes in 2016 in a county that went for Democrat Barack Obama four years earlier. But Bachman’s loyalty to Trump is wavering […]
8/15/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Country was built on Tariffs, and Tariffs are now leading us to great new Trade Deals – as opposed to the horrible and unfair Trade Deals that I inherited as your President. Other Countries should not be allowed to come in and steal the wealth of our great U.S.A. No […]
8/14/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s leaders have sought to project confidence in the face of President Trump’s tariffs and trade threats. But as it becomes clear that a protracted trade war with the United States may be unavoidable, there are growing signs of unease inside the Communist political establishment. In recent days, officials from the […]
8/12/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Trump’s embrace of sweeping tariffs has frustrated allies, lawmakers and businesses across the globe. But its most lasting impact could be to hobble the World Trade Organization. The global trade group has been thrust into an uncomfortable — and potentially damaging — role as chief judge in an intense fight […]
8/9/2018
CANADA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s decision to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint is hastening the demise of local newspapers across the country, forcing already-struggling publications to cut staff, reduce the number of days they print and, in at least one case, shutter entirely. Surging newsprint costs are beginning to hurt publications like The Gazette […]
8/8/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over a dinner of beef tenderloin and lobster tail at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, President Donald Trump on Tuesday [8-7-18] night unleashed a rant about China as corporate executives listened on. The president entertained a group of 15 CEOs and senior White House staff at a dinner in […]
8/5/2018
BUSINESS/COMMERCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two of America’s biggest steel manufacturers — both with deep ties to administration officials — have successfully objected to hundreds of requests by American companies that buy foreign steel to exempt themselves from President Trump’s stiff metal tariffs. They have argued that the imported products are readily available from American steel manufacturers. […]
8/5/2018
OBAMA ADMIN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “..Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 Trillion in debt that has been accumulated, much by the Obama Administration, while at the same time reducing taxes for our people. At minimum, we will make much better Trade Deals for our country!” -Donald […]
8/5/2018
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs are working big time. Every country on earth wants to take wealth out of the U.S., always to our detriment. I say, as they come,Tax them. If they don’t want to be taxed, let them make or build the product in the U.S. In either event, it means jobs and great […]
8/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….China, which is for the first time doing poorly against us, is spending a fortune on ads and P.R. trying to convince and scare our politicians to fight me on Tariffs- because they are really hurting their economy. Likewise other countries. We are Winning, but must be strong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/4/2018
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Tariffs will make our country much richer than it is today. Only fools would disagree. We are using them to negotiate fair trade deals and, if countries are still unwilling to negotiate, they will pay us vast sums of money in the form of Tariffs. We win either way……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/4/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Tariffs have had a tremendous positive impact on our Steel Industry. Plants are opening all over the U.S., Steelworkers are working again, and big dollars are flowing into our Treasury. Other countries use Tariffs against, but when we use them, foolish people scream!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 2:53 pm […]
8/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs are working far better than anyone ever anticipated. China market has dropped 27% in last 4months, and they are talking to us. Our market is stronger than ever, and will go up dramatically when these horrible Trade Deals are successfully renegotiated. America First…….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 2:47 pm […]
8/2/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. turned up the heat Wednesday [7-1-18] on China, with the Trump administration threatening to more than double proposed tariffs on imports while Congress passed a defense bill designed to restrict Beijing’s economic and military activity. The moves come as Beijing and Washington have failed to ease an escalating trade […]
8/2/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After the U.S. slapped tariffs on European steel and aluminum in June, Europe hit back with a tax that, among other things, made American kidney beans 25% more expensive in Europe. Now, Cindy Brown is running out of room to store kidney beans. One-ton bags of them cover the floors in […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House, looking to ratchet up trade pressure on China, is expected to announced today that it is more than doubling the size of the proposed tariffs to 25% from 10% on $200 billion of Chinese imports, industry sources said. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said there would be a […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. administration will give an update on its planned tariffs on goods from China later on Wednesday [8-1-18], White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said following reports that President Donald Trump was considering increasing the rate from 10 percent to 25 percent…The U.S. Trade Representative’s office has scheduled a media call at […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has given Republicans good reason to tolerate his unruly leadership style. His tax cuts, deregulation push and nomination of conservative judges amount to the most orthodox Republican agenda any president has pursued since Ronald Reagan. Few had better reason to appreciate Mr. Trump’s results than Charles G. Koch, a billionaire […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] lit into Charles and David Koch, some of the Republican Party’s top donors, in a series of tweets, after they said over the weekend they wouldn’t financially back the party’s candidate for a North Dakota Senate seat…The Koch brothers’ network of about 500 conservative and libertarian donors […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] slammed the powerful Koch-led political operation as ‘globalist’ and ‘a total joke,’ rejecting the conservative group amid signs of a growing public fissure between the president and business over trade. Trump’s comments follow news media reports that some officials within the Koch donor network […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The influential Koch political network announced Monday [7-30-18] it is not supporting Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer in his race to unseat vulnerable Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota — the latest sign the conservative group is frustrated with the current state of the GOP. The decision for now to stay out of […]
7/29/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Trump administration official said Sunday [7-29-18] the U.S. will ‘immediately’ start negotiating with the European Union to forge trade agreements on farm and energy products, promising ‘an actual transaction’ right away to sell more soybeans, beef and liquefied natural gas to European countries. Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s chief economic […]
7/26/2018
CHINA/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to travel here later on Thursday [7-26-18] to visit a steel mill that the White House says benefited from his tough trade moves against China and other steel exporters, a day after he temporarily averted a trade war with the European Union. Mr. Trump’s visit to the Granite […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump came to a newly revived steel mill here on Thursday to take credit for jobs created by American tariffs against China and other steel exporters. But his triumphal message was muddied by the woes of Midwestern soybean farmers, who have been caught in the crossfire of Mr. Trump’s multifront […]
7/26/2018
EU/OBAMA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump called a truce with the European Union over trade, the general outlines of his plan sounded familiar. It echoed of earlier negotiations — the ones started under President Barack Obama and shelved by Mr. Trump last year. Mr. Trump, in many ways, is taking credit for solving a […]
7/26/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [7-26-18] touted its truce with Europe to nervous lawmakers as evidence that its trade policies are starting to show results, but Republicans pushed the administration to accelerate efforts to find similar solutions on other trade fronts. President Trump flew to the agricultural and industrial Midwest Thursday […]
7/26/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is likely to get one of the best headlines of his presidency on Friday [7-27-18] with a highly tweetable report expected to show the U.S. economy grew at its fastest rate in years in the second quarter. But the big number risks becoming fool’s gold. Economists warn that […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade deficits aren’t a concern for America’s farmers … but you wouldn’t know it from what President Donald Trump has been saying. The US agriculture industry has long exported far more products than the nation has imported. Selling crops, nuts, meat and other goods abroad are vital part of the sector, […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Thursday [7-26-18] slammed President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and US allies, arguing that the $12 billion bailout for farmers is a warning that those actions are hurting the US agriculture industry…The Trump administration announced Tuesday [7-24-18] it is offering up to $12 […]
7/26/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rural voters helped President Donald Trump win Iowa in 2016. And despite rising concerns about the economic impact of several rounds of tariffs, they’ve been willing to endure the ill effects of his trade policies, trusting he’ll ultimately deliver. But the president’s sudden announcement this week that he’ll give $12 […]
7/25/2018
BUSINESS/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two U.S. senators from states where foreign automakers build cars introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday [7-25-18] that would bar the Trump administration from imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts until the International Trade Commission conducted a comprehensive study of auto industry. Senators Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat, […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump slammed critics of his trade policies on Wednesday [7-25-18], warning they are undermining his negotiating position while American farmers are being ‘ripped off.’ Mr. Trump’s remarks, aimed at critics he didn’t name, came hours ahead of a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in which trade tensions […]
7/25/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Every time I see a weak politician asking to stop Trade talks or the use of Tariffs to counter unfair Tariffs, I wonder, what can they be thinking? Are we just going to continue and let our farmers and country get ripped off? Lost $817 Billion on Trade last year. […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday [7-25-18] of targeting American farmers in a ‘vicious’ way and using them as leverage to get concessions on trade a day after the administration announced a $12 billion farm aid package. China and other top U.S. trade partners zeroed in on American farmers […]
7/24/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker left for Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, his mission was to try to dissuade the American president from escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and EU. Then Mr. Trump started tweeting. ‘Tariffs are the greatest!’ Mr. Trump declared early Tuesday [7-24-18]. ‘Either a […]
7/24/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is not known for backing down, but the Europeans are coming to Washington anyway to see if they can convince him to rein in his trade policies. Less than two weeks after calling the European Union a ‘foe,’ Trump will meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at […]
7/24/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [7-24-18] announced an emergency-aid package of $12 billion for farmers amid growing concerns that the U.S. agricultural sector could suffer from President Donald Trump’s escalating trade dispute with some of America’s largest trading partners. The trade rift between the U.S. and some of its closest allies […]
7/24/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs are the greatest! Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly on Trade negotiates a fair deal, or it gets hit with Tariffs. It’s as simple as that – and everybody’s talking! Remember, we are the ‘piggy bank’ that’s being robbed. All will be Great!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]