Tag: tariffs and trade

March 19, 2025

Scott Bessent says he’s not worried about the stock market’s ‘healthy correction,’ insisting the Trump administration is only trying to avoid an even bigger financial crisis

March 18, 2025

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was not worried about the stock market, as the S&P 500 faced its first ...

Foreign tourism to U.S. will fall due to ‘polarizing Trump Administration policies and rhetoric’

March 17, 2025

This US-based company warns revenue could suffer from ‘anti-American sentiment’ amid trade war backlash

March 16, 2025

Beyond Meat recently flagged the risk that "anti-American sentiment" could hurt sales if it loses customers in other countries or ...

The backbone of the US economy flashes stagflation warnings as uncertainty spikes on tariffs and layoffs — ‘storm clouds are forming’

March 15, 2025

A recent survey of small businesses raised numerous red flags about the economy, including trends that point toward potential stagflation ...

China is ‘laughing’ at the U.S. trade wars and has the most to gain from Trump’s ongoing European tariffs, top diplomat says

March 15, 2025

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas gives an ...

Gold prices are smashing record highs but it’s still a risky bet — ‘You’re not sending gold to buy your Domino’s pizza,’ finance expert warns

March 14, 2025

Gold is traditionally viewed as an age-old hedge against inflation and market volatility, and the precious metal’s price has surged ...

After repeated claims of taking over Greenland, the Trump administration is now asking Denmark for extra eggs amid shortage

March 14, 2025

The U.S. government is asking European countries, including Denmark, to ramp up egg exports as American poultry farms reel from ...

Edward Jones CEO says now may be time to ‘buy the dip’—but for stocks, not crypto

March 13, 2025

Trump’s chief economist has a blueprint to force countries to pay for tariffs without reigniting inflation, but he says the path to success is narrow

Stephen Miran’s vision largely depends on the dollar strengthening relative to foreign currencies. Read More Source link

Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports force up prices for American necessities from soda cans to airplanes

Aluminum tariffs will force small brewers to pay more for cans even as steel tariffs drive up the cost of ...

Tariffs could destroy the U.S. economy but the wealthy 1% could still end up richer

Walmart’s answer to tariffs was to pressure Chinese suppliers to lower costs. A supply-chain expert says the Chinese government will not take that lightly

One of the ways Walmart plans to navigate tariffs on Chinese imports is by getting suppliers to lower their costs. ...

Fears of a recession are rising as stocks turn down and Trump continues to press tariffs

Fears of a downturn are rising as investors, economists, and business executives are realizing that Trump's import taxes are much ...

Larry Summers says there is a ‘real possibility’ of a recession, which he calls the result of a ‘self-inflicted wound’

Trump’s tariff threats caused the VIX to surge. Is it a momentary spike or the start of a global contagion?

March 11, 2025

The index has shot up dramatically on several occasions recently, only to then retrace rapidly. Read More Source link

CEOs haven’t felt this pessimistic about American business conditions since spring 2020, when the deadly coronavirus sent everyone home from work

March 11, 2025

Just under half of the CEOs surveyed expected a recession or slowdown in the next six months. Read More Source ...

Trump says William McKinley ‘made our country very rich through tariffs.’ But the 25th president changed his mind on tariffs after realizing ‘friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals’

March 10, 2025

"People did not regard this as a particularly healthy economy,” one historian said about the Gilded Age. Read More Source ...

U.S. tariffs threaten to put European delicacies, from Champagne to Parmigiano, out of Americans’ reach, conjuring a 1960s throwback

March 10, 2025