China, Trump and Tariffs
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Tariffs, inflation
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Former IMF official Desmond Lachman highlights risks from Trump tariffs and tax cuts, warning of potential inflation, higher bond yields, and recession.
The Trump administration will soon ensure that its 50% steel tariffs, which have threatened to make everything containing steel more expensive, will apply to your next fridge or dishwasher.
President Donald Trump's tariffs were touted as a tool for winning trade concessions from other countries. Those benefits are so far few and far between.
Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport at Los Angeles dropped 9% year-on-year in May and could remain muted through the remainder of 2025, after companies responded to President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs on China by canceling or putting holds on shipments,
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The move is one of the first times this year that consumer products were specifically targeted with higher import taxes.
While it’s too early to gauge the full impact of the 2025 tariffs, early signs suggest some sectors are more exposed to short-term volatility than others.
Trade deals may emerge, but most will be symbolic. Effective tariff rates will stay high throughout 2025. Click to read.
The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or
The toy industry is dominated by imports, with the overwhelming majority of toys made overseas and shipped into the U.S. President Trump's tariffs have given domestic toy makers an opening, but not without risk.