As pandemic subsidies disappeared, wages kept workers just ahead of inflation, although gaps have widened for some...
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After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers....
Trade rebounded slightly after President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs discouraged foreign countries from doing business with the...
World Liberty Financial’s cryptocurrency token fell short of investors’ hopes. But a previous deal paved the way...
The president and his advisers have suggested they will fight a federal appeals court’s ruling that found...
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties...
The president’s steep tariffs and erratic moves have turned manufacturing abroad into a minefield, even for entrepreneurs...
new video loaded: How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed By Ben Casselman, Melanie Bencosme, June...
The trillions of dollars that tech companies are pouring into new data centers are starting to show...
Leaders in Britain and the European Union are promoting the promise of economic benefits from increased military...
The tariffs would hamper a clean energy industry that the president has often railed against.
Under the newly fleshed-out details, Washington will maintain high tariffs on vehicles imported from the bloc until...
Inflation is up and job creation down, but the U.S. economy could still pull through without too...
Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young children by nearly half,...
China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-export them to the...
The president has crowed about the billions of dollars collected so far from tariffs. That money could...
Thailand, Vietnam and other countries in the region face much higher tariffs on exports with Chinese-made components....
Britain’s economy is driven by domestic factors more than global ones right now, the governor of the...
The tariffs are driving up prices on everyday goods as businesses warn they can no longer absorb...
President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with...
Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near the top of the...
Goods shipped from the country face a 39 percent tariff in the U.S., which companies warn will...
Here’s the latest.
The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it...
But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new car prices, analysts...
Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, will no longer serve as the tax agency’s head. Treasury Secretary...
Some safe-haven assets have soared against the U.S. dollar.
The S&P 500 ended the day 0.1 percent lower, a muted move compared to the upheaval when...
Overturning the global trade system, Trump puts his ideas to the test.
Tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will surge to 50 percent by late August, as...
The latest round of tariffs is likely to make agricultural production even more expensive and, potentially, limit...
Imports from other countries fell around 4 percent from the previous month as President Trump’s steep tariffs...
were secured with huge, often vaguely defined investment pledges from partners like Japan.
Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety and vagueness of the...
Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors...
The resignation comes as President Trump has openly pressured the central bank to lower interest rates and...
Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors...
The president has pitched his trade policies at workers who feel left behind by globalization. But that...
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses...
President Trump has long wanted to rework world trade. The tariffs set to go into effect next...
Initially 49%, it was lowered to 19%, easing worries of a damaging hit to the country’s garment...
The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals, partly to moderate President...
U.S. trading partners are committing to buy more gas than they need or than the U.S. can...
Two top Fed officials voted against the central bank’s decision to leave rates unchanged, the first dual...
The president’s vision for reshaping global trade is falling into place, but he is embarking on an...
The International Monetary Fund warned that trade tension continued to be a risk for the global economy.
President Trump is seeking to raise federal revenue by imposing levies on goods from foreign nations. Here’s...
President Trump announced that he had secured a deal with the country that will leave a 19...
President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep...
The administration has repeatedly criticized Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, for his handling...
The president imposed tariffs on Japan, one of America’s closest allies, that would have been alarming just...
President Trump and his top aides have criticized Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, for his management...
The administration provided some insight into the terms that were agreed upon between Indonesia and the United...
Ken Kies, a longtime tax lobbyist who worked for some of the world’s largest businesses, is now...
President Trump said the agreement would partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on...
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised...
New data showing price increases last month could foreshadow even higher costs if the president imposes steep...
The Trump administration is adding a 17 percent tariff to a year-round grocery store staple, while funneling...
The economy’s resilience so far to President Trump’s global trade war risks emboldening him and unleashing the...
Most nations are still negotiating in hopes of avoiding punitive import taxes. At the same time, they’re...
Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners...
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his...
The fertile valley feeds the world. President Trump has thrown farmers and farmworkers there into turmoil, but...
Instead of viewing tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump sees them as a...
The president’s tariff announcements suggest he has not backed away from his initial strategy, where even minor...
Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan...
A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners,...
The president is again threatening higher tariff rates on a dozen foreign nations, as a deadline elapses...
The tariffs on two of America’s closest allies would go into effect Aug. 1, unless the countries...
Indonesia’s president promised free meals for every student in the country. But unemployment is rising, and some...
The president said he had agreed to initial trade terms with Vietnam, the second country to strike...
With developing nations crushed by unaffordable borrowing and Washington on the sidelines, some leaders are brokering debt...
Among the most expensive pieces of legislation in years, the Republican legislation could reshape the country’s finances...
As America’s largest trading partners race toward deals, they are increasingly worried about being hit with future...
The Treasury secretary said negotiations with some countries might last until Labor Day, signaling that the White...
President Trump has sought to claw back funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid, sparking a fierce...
For cafes like Haraz Coffee House, riding a wave of interest nationwide in late-night, alcohol-free gathering spaces...
President Trump, aware of how high gas prices could affect his popularity, demanded on social media that...
The nation’s largest ports, in Los Angeles County, are a bellwether for the economy. They are being...
The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to yield multibillion-dollar deals and feature performances by global...
The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause...
Two toy manufacturers asked the court to greatly expedite their case, in an unusual request.
The updated findings from the Congressional Budget Office amounted to the latest dour report card for the...
Party lawmakers proposed changes to the tax code that could offer the greatest benefit to businesses.
Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and...
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit....
Are predictions for a jump in consumer prices too early, or just wrong?
The move is one of the first times this year that consumer products were specifically targeted with...
If a handshake agreement holds, it will merely undo some of the damage from the trade war...
Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export...
Two days of talks resulted in a “framework” meant to solidify terms of a deal that the...
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced a proposal meant to ramp up pressure...
There’s an undercurrent of Democratic support for elements of President Trump’s tax agenda, a dynamic that Republicans...
The dueling narratives come as the administration is asking an appeals court to preserve a set of...
The drastic, sudden pullback in federal dollars is collapsing opportunities for many who’ve spent years in public...
Top American economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts next Monday in hopes of breaking a...
Policymakers and business owners are navigating a highly uncertain moment for the economy, wary of overreacting but...
She was the first woman to serve on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. At General...
Home builders, car manufacturers and can makers are among those that will see higher prices for materials....
The president has ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, double the previous rate,...
Instead of battling over tariffs, Washington and Beijing have turned to a potentially far more harmful strategy:...
Economic growth will slow this year and next as the trade war hampers development in the United...
The president is set to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum this week, even as the courts...
Jerome H. Powell stressed in his first meeting since the president returned to the White House that...
Companies welcomed a court decision striking down President Trump’s tariffs. Then a stay of that ruling left...
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be...
Made quickly and with minimal fuss, a park for skateboarders revived a downtown site — and offered...
President Trump said that Beijing was not honoring the terms of a temporary agreement and warned of...
Trump administration officials are getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting...
President Trump’s steep global tariffs have supercharged efforts to evade them. Some U.S. companies say the government...
President Trump and members of Congress want to revive U.S. shipbuilding with subsidies and penalties against Chinese-built...
At the Small Business Administration, deep staffing cuts and stricter loan terms are making it harder for...
The New York Times is looking to talk to business owners and employees who have seen evidence...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet his international counterparts at a G7 finance ministers meeting in Canada.
The president recently attacked Walmart, saying it should “eat” the costs rather than pass them on to...
Big deals to sell chips to the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia have divided the U.S. government over...
The firm, which the U.S. government scrutinized for its ties to China, is angling for hundreds of...
The chief executive of Carvana, which sells used cars online, said President Trump’s tariffs could help his...
The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held...
President Trump’s triple-digit tariffs on Chinese products disrupted global trade — but haven’t appeared to result in...
As the president heads to the Middle East, America’s dominance over A.I. chips has become a powerful...
European officials call food safety standards a “red line,” as Trump administration officials criticize rules that keep...
The president thinks he can return America to manufacturing glory — but the cycles of economic history...
The nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores...
A small group of Republicans is threatening to torpedo President Trump’s agenda over the state and local...
The president said reducing tariffs to 80 percent from the current 145 percent “sounds right,” as U.S....
Much of the agreement President Trump unveiled Thursday still needs to be negotiated, but the administration said...
Here’s the latest.
A deal would be a positive sign for both governments, which have eyed an agreement since President...
As he proposes ever stiffer tariffs, President Trump has normalized his merely big ones.
Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, will discuss trade and...
The Treasury secretary urged executives and entrepreneurs to look beyond the Trump administration’s trade agenda.
Ford Motor also reported a sharp drop in profits in the first three months of the year.
Market chaos and economic uncertainty has been a feature of the president’s first few months back in...
Millions of single-family homes are underused, on spacious lots. Refitting them for “roommate houses” or backyard cottages...
For countries that depend heavily on oil revenue, dropping prices are worrisome.
But the effects of the levies, which have created uncertainty for businesses, have not yet been fully...
The standoff over terms of negotiations, and whether they are happening, signals that a protracted economic fight...
American consumers are not yet seeing much evidence of the drastic changes President Trump has made on...
General Motors now expects to earn a lot less than it did before President Trump imposed 25...
Despite his administration’s lack of concern about climate change, a recession would give the atmosphere a break....
At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could...
Here’s what a variety of voters who made their choices in November’s election with some hesitation had...
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon...
The planned concessions to give automakers more time to relocate production to the United States would still...
Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, has become a go-to for major companies seeking relief from tariffs....
Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot...
The cases are the latest test of the president’s expansive claims of executive power.
The Trump administration has been saying that the two countries are engaged in talks to resolve the...
President Trump said that “we’re meeting with China” on tariffs, comments aimed at soothing jittery financial markets....
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from...
The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate,...
President Trump has said his punishing tariffs would force companies to build factories in the United States....
The company, which has branched out from Greek-style yogurt, will invest more than $1 billion in the...
Retail executives huddled with the president amid fears that tariffs could result in higher prices.
The International Monetary Fund expects slower growth and higher inflation in the U.S. as a result of...
The idea of raising taxes on rich Americans has caught the Republican Party between its populist ambitions...
Once sidelined, President Trump’s counselor Peter Navarro has returned to Washington and quickly upended the global trading...
Leaders of the union representing government workers say their battle is galvanizing but also alarming. “It’s insulting...
President Trump’s trade war is forcing companies to cut costs, raise prices, shrink profits, discontinue products and...
The blanket tariffs, once considered extreme, still threaten to harm world trade and make everything more expensive...
“You have to laugh to keep from crying,” one Republican pollster said about recent comments by the...
Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A...
In Washington, President Trump inundated Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy with praise. She said he had...
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes...
Jerome Powell has said that the Federal Reserve can be patient as the effects of tariffs become...
Jerome Powell has said that the Federal Reserve can be patient as the effects of tariffs become...
Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central...
The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic....
A new survey from the University of Michigan shows consumers souring sharply on the economic outlook as...
In the usually steady government bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury has risen to about...
President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to...
President Trump’s trade policies will make imports more expensive and calculating and paying the tariffs more complicated.
Ursula von der Leyen is trying to ensure that if the international trading system is remade, the...
President Trump’s post on social media caused the stock market to respond in an unusual way. Rob...
Many Americans have purchased foreign-made products out of fears that companies could start to raise prices soon.
The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies.
The country’s debt is in demand amid the chaos in financial markets spurred by whipsawing U.S. tariff...
Economists say the U.S. manufacturing decline in recent decades was not mainly about free trade, but about...
The legal organization behind a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s tariffs is funded by groups linked to Charles...
Was the president manipulating the market with his comments, as his critics say, or reassuring Americans, as...
The president further raised already steep tariffs on China, saying that Beijing should not have retaliated against...
A bear market occurs when stocks fall 20 percent from a recent peak. As global markets continue...
President Trump’s next round of tariffs on major trading partners goes into effect just after midnight, bringing...
A big hit to portfolios would be felt acutely by higher-income Americans, whose spending has recently been...
Dozens of foreign governments were trying to appeal to the president to have steep tariffs rolled back,...
The rapid drop shows that cryptocurrencies, which the president has promoted, are subject to the same market...
President Trump says that countries have been ripping off the United States for decades. There is some...
Free trade has been so beneficial to so many countries that the world may find a way...
Voters were bracing for the effects of President Trump’s recent tariffs in their own lives, but some...
The president announced sweeping tariffs on Wednesday in an effort to reset global trading relationships. Here’s what...
After China announced new retaliatory measures against the United States, President Trump responded that Beijing “PLAYED IT...
The president’s aides insist the fallout will be short and ultimately result in a better economy, as...
Mark Carney, a former central banker, also called on “like-minded countries” to form a new trading order...
The Trump administration says sanctions imposed on Moscow mean the U.S. does little trade with Russia, but...
A measure to cancel some Canadian tariffs is all but certain to stall in the House. But...
The president on Wednesday will announce sweeping tariffs that he says will restore fairness to the global...
The president did not reveal the details of his plan to impose reciprocal tariffs the same day,...
The central bank’s outreach to companies has taken on new significance as the outlook for growth and...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative released a report Monday highlighting foreign trade barriers that...
