Trump’s Tariff Strategy Just Ran Into a $105 Billion Contradiction
Imports hit a record $420.8 billion and the monthly U.S. trade deficit widened 13.7% in August, complicating a strategy sold partly as a way to shrink…
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India Is Testing the Limit of Trump’s Tariff Leverage
Washington wants trade concessions and changes to India’s strategic behavior. New Delhi wants U.S. market access without giving up autonomy. That is why a deal that…
Watch: Trump Turns a Maryland Shipyard Into His Midterm Economy Pitch
The White House wants voters to see factories, investment and industrial revival. Trump’s Sparrows Point appearance shows how the administration plans to make that argument visually…
Trump’s Canada Tariffs Triggered a Trade Rush — and Exposed the Limits of Economic Pressure
Canadian exporters raced to beat new 50% U.S. tariffs, helping produce a surprisingly large August trade surplus. At the same time, the Bombardier fight is reminding…
Trump Escalates the Canada Trade War — and Republicans Feel the Blowback
The White House wants greater economic leverage over Canada. Bombardier’s thousands of American workers are showing why deeply integrated economies make clean political victories difficult.