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Trump, Tariffs and Taxes

With Taxes and Tariffs in Place, Trump Takes Reins of U.S. Economy
Last week, the president enacted a sprawling set of tax cuts that he believes to be the ingredients for rapid economic growth, even as fiscal experts warned that the law may injure the poor while putting the U.S. government on a risky new fiscal path.
Trump threatens 'no extensions' on new Aug. 1 tariff deadline, warns of higher import taxes
The Yale Budget Lab noted that the letters sent Monday would hike the effective tariff rate on U.S. consumers to the highest since 1934.
Trump’s Trade Deals, Negotiations, and New Tariffs for Each Country
For many countries, the reprieve from President Donald Trump’s eye-watering tariffs, which were implemented on April 2 and temporarily reduced to 10% a week later, is soon set to come to an end. The 90-day pause,
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries
Where Things Stand With Trump’s Tariffs
A day later, Trump said the U.S. will impose 50% tariffs on copper, as well as 200% tariffs on pharmaceuticals.Trade deals could be coming. Japan’s top trade negotiator, for example, said July 8 that talks with the U.
Trump announces tariff rates for numerous countries — but not Canada
Japan and Korea were the first to receive letters informing them of a 25 per cent tariff rate each. But Canada is likely not going to be affected by the administration's flurry of trade deals and letters this week.
Trump has delayed his monster tariffs. Here’s why you should care
Economists have long disliked tariffs and can point to research showing they harm the countries that impose them, including the workers and consumers in those economies.
Trump's Latest Tariff Turnabout Deepens Confusion About Trade Policy
The outlook for the economy got cloudier Tuesday after Trump sent mixed signals about an Aug. 1 deadline for his long-delayed ...
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Janet Yellen blasts Donald Trump over tariff agenda - The Hill
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen weighed in on the Trump administration’s trade war Friday evening, blasting President Trump’s latest roll-out of import taxes on nearly all trading ...
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Trump's Tariffs Explained As the Biggest Deadline Is Set to End Soon
That all came after Trump's plans hit their biggest roadblock yet in court, when late last month the US Court of ...
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Yellen slams Trump tariff agenda as ‘worst self-inflicted policy wound’
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen weighed in on the Trump administration’s trade war Friday evening, blasting President Trump’s latest roll-out of import taxes on nearly all trading ...
Trump Didn’t Always Tout Tariffs. Now He Sees Them as a Way to Flex Power.
Instead of treating tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump views them as a valuable weapon he can wield ...
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An Even Dumber Idea Than Tariffs - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
As Mr. Trump implements—granted, haltingly—these economists’ ideas on tariffs, we should take seriously the risk that the administration will push ahead with some of their other ideas, this ...
Deals made by Trump since pausing his 'Liberation Day' tariffs remain sparse
President Donald Trump unveiled his most sweeping volley of tariffs yet — holding up large charts from the White House Rose ...