Tariff

Peter Navarro says Vietnam’s 0% tariff offer is not enough: ‘It’s the nontariff cheating that matters’
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Peter Navarro says Vietnam’s 0% tariff offer is not enough: ‘It’s the nontariff cheating that matters’

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said Monday that an offer by Vietnam to eliminate tariffs on U.S. imports would not be enough for the administration to lift its new levies announced last week. “Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘we’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because […]

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Trump tariffs will boost inflation, slow an already weakening U.S. economy
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Trump tariffs will boost inflation, slow an already weakening U.S. economy

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday that tariffs announced by President Donald Trump last week will likely boost prices on both domestic and imported goods, weighing down a U.S. economy that had already been slowing. Dimon, 69, addressed the tariff policy Trump announced on April 2 in his annual shareholder letter, which has become […]

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick doesn’t back down in face of market sell-off: ‘The tariffs are coming’
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Commerce Secretary Lutnick doesn’t back down in face of market sell-off: ‘The tariffs are coming’

President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration will remain steadfast in its reciprocal tariffs on major U.S. trading partners even in the face […]

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Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller: ‘I do not support tariffs exceeding 10%’
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Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller: ‘I do not support tariffs exceeding 10%’

Stanley Druckenmiller at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha on Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller made a rare post on the social media platform X on Sunday, reiterating his opposition to tariffs exceeding 10%. The founder of Duquesne Family Office has been consistent in opposition to the U.S. imposing tariffs above 10% […]

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Market crash not part of Trump’s strategy, says top White House economic advisor
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Market crash not part of Trump’s strategy, says top White House economic advisor

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett stands next to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.  Leah Millis | Reuters A crashing stock market is not part of an intentional strategy by President Donald Trump, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett […]

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EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs
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EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs

European Union flags flutter on the day European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024.  Jana Rodenbusch | Reuters European Union countries will seek to present a united front in the coming days against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, likely […]

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U.S. starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms
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U.S. starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms

Containers are pictured at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week. The initial […]

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Economists take issue with Trump’s tariff formula, arguing rate is inflated
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Economists take issue with Trump’s tariff formula, arguing rate is inflated

The formula at the core of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement that continues to rattle markets is bewildering economists, who say it is based on flawed assumptions. Economists argue that Trump’s formula relies on a flawed, underestimation of a key metric, resulting in inflated tariff rates for countries. According to the Office of the United […]

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Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk each lose more than  billion after Trump tariffs spark market meltdown
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Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk each lose more than $23 billion after Trump tariffs spark market meltdown

As President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs announcement sent shockwaves across Wall Street, the world’s richest people lost billions of dollars in net worth almost overnight. On Wednesday, Trump announced a baseline 10% tariff for imported goods from all countries set to take effect on April 5, and “individualized” tariffs as high as 50% on a […]

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Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live on interest rates and tariffs
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Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live on interest rates and tariffs

[The stream is slated to start at 11:25 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Friday to the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing conference in Arlington, Virginia. The central bank leader’s appearance, including prepared remarks and a […]

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