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Trump announced during remarks at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that he will double the tariffs placed on steel imports from 25% to 50%.
In a rare move, the US Federal Reserve issued a statment reaffirming its non-partisan stance after the central bank’s Chair Jerome Powell met with US President Donald Trump
A recent Democratic ad campaign claiming President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caused prices to “soar” is undercut by recent data
The on-again, off-again threat of tariffs and unpredictable behavior is placing the greenback at its greatest risk since the eve of the Great Depression, Jon Talton writes.
Federal Reserve staff now view a recession as “almost as likely” as their baseline forecast, according to minutes from the central bank’s May meeting, released Wednesday, highlighting the challenges current trade policy poses for the bank.
Economists and top policymakers at the Federal Reserve see a growing risk of America’s job market weakening because of President Donald Trump’s erratic trade war, according to minutes from the central bank’s latest policy released Wednesday.
Asian shares and Wall Street futures climbed in Asia on Thursday after a U.S. federal court blocked President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, sending the dollar up on safe haven currencies.
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Khaleej Times on MSNTrump's tariff blitz prompts 'firefighting' response from Fed researchersU.S. Federal Reserve staffers have scrambled since January to decipher what Trump administration trade policies will mean for the economy, with published tallies of potential income losses, inflation estimates running as much as 2 percentage points higher,