Key Takeaways The U.S. has imposed heavy tariffs on a multitude of trading partners around the world, dealing a heavy blow to the system of free trade built in the decades since WWII.The "Liberation Day" tariffs,

How concerned Federal Reserve officials were over stagflation risks as they met last month may become more clear on Wednesday in a readout of a gathering held before President Donald Trump's April 2 tariff announcement shook markets and made forecasts for higher inflation and slower growth more widespread.

They could not have imagined a president would use emergency authority to bypass Congress and impose tariffs on the entire world.”

President Trump’s escalating tariff battle with China is rattling the global economy and raising questions about how the standoff will end. Trump this week announced a 90-day

Some European Central Bank officials were more pessimistic and estimated the impact of the U.S. tariffs on the EU economy at between 0.5% and 1.0% of GDP, depending on how the tra

A number of import taxes are still in place, and with many back-and-forth tariff actions and threats, it can be tough to keep track of where things stand.

From the daily newsletter: how turbulence in the bond market likely inspired the Administration’s change of course.

President Donald Trump's tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including huge 104% duties on Chinese goods. Trump nearly doubled duties on Chinese imports, which had been set at 54% last week,

U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily.

Canada and Mexico also have some goods that now have 25% tariffs attached. But that could all change in the blink of an eye, depending on our fascist president’s whims. If nothing else, Trump’s inconsistency and incredibly ridiculous rationalizations have provided an opportunity for a laugh because these were some of the most amusing memes we’ve seen this week.