ECONOMY

Beijing Responds To Trump's Tweets On U.S-China Trade War

5:30am August 28, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to China-based business consultant James McGregor about Beijing's response to President Trump's tweets, and what that reveals about its stance toward the trade war.

Trump Inserts His Negotiating Strategy Into U.S.-China Trade War

11:43am August 27, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Michael Pillsbury, a senior fellow and director of China strategy at the Hudson Institute and an informal adviser to President Trump, about the U.S. trade war with China.

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The 'Strange, Unduly Neglected Prophet'

9:16am August 27, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Meet Silvio Gesell, who inspired a worldwide movement to create money that expired. After nearly a century of obscurity, he's making a comeback.

French Wine Gets Caught Up In France's New Tax On Big Tech

7:43am August 27, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

At the G7 Summit, President Trump declined to say if he had backed down from his threat to place tariffs on French wine in retaliation for that country's new tax on digital giants.

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Economy

Trade War, Trump Tweets Add To Confusing Signs For The Economy

11:44am August 26, 2019

NPR'S Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about all the factors that are causing economic uncertainty — such as the U.S.-China trade war.

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Trump, Macron Deliver Remarks At G-7 Summit

11:17am August 26, 2019

NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe joins Morning Edition to report on President Trump's latest remarks at the G-7 summit in France. He delivers remarks with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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News Brief: G-7 Summit, Financial Markets, Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit

6:06am August 26, 2019

Leaders from the G-7 wrap up their meeting in France. Friday was a rough day for U.S. financial markets, and Monday could be too. And, a verdict is expected Monday in an opioid case in Oklahoma.

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Conservative Columnist: Spiraling Economy Reflects Trump's Unpredictability

5:09pm August 25, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin about president Trump's unpredictable behavior when it comes to the U.S. economy.

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Economy

Consequences Of The U.S. Deficit

8:46am August 25, 2019

The U.S. deficit is set to reach a record $1 trillion. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Peterson of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group.

U.S. President Trump has lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron in Biarritz, France. Leaders of some of the world's major economies have arrived in the country for the Group of Seven summit.

Trade And Economic Tensions Loom Over G-7 Summit In France

2:58pm August 24, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Just before leaving Washington, D.C., Friday, President Trump hiked tariffs on Chinese imports and threatened to force American companies to leave China.