WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to impose sweeping tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imported to the U.S. as well as goods such as computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals in a push to increase U.S. production of the products. Trump announced the moves during remarks at a congressional Republican treat at…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he’s looking at slapping an additional 10% tariff on China, as he upped the ante on the U.S. competitor and pushed Beijing to crack down on the production and distribution of fentanyl. On his first full day in office, Trump said he was also eying Feb. 1 for the…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he’ll put steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada – unless the U.S. neighbors toughen security at their borders. Trump said during an impromptu question and answer session with reporters that he was considering levying a blanket duty of 25% on Feb. 1 on both nations over illegal migration and…
China’s exports to the United States surged in the last month of 2024 as traders rushed to beat new tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose as soon as he takes office on Monday. China’s exports to the U.S. peaked in December at $48.8 billion, the highest monthly total of 2024, according to…
U.S. crude exports to China plunged by almost half this year as shifts in the nation’s economy weighed on demand and it bought more barrels from other countries including Russia and Iran. Exports of U.S. oil to China plunged to 81.9 million barrels over the course of the year, down 46% from 150.6 million barrels…
Donald Trump’s first trade war hurt American soybean farmers to the tune of $11 billion. A sequel is set to be even worse. The humble bean was the poster child of Trump’s first tariff spat with China, with American shipments to the world’s top buyer of the commodity tumbling 79% in the first two years…
Former President Donald Trump-backed “God Bless the USA” Bibles were printed in China, according to the Associated Press, even as the Republican nominee has continuously criticized trade between the U.S. and China. The “God Bless the USA Bible,” named after the Lee Greenwood song frequently played at Trump rallies, touts itself as the “only Bible…