Tariffs

A new Airbus A320neo aircraft is presented by the Spanish airline Vueling at Barcelona's airport on Sept. 27, 2018. The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on imports from Europe, citing subsidies of Airbus jets.

U.S. Warns Of New Tariffs On Europe Over Airbus Subsidies

12:41pm April 09, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is preparing tariffs on billions of dollars in imports from Europe in retaliation for subsidies of Airbus jets. The levies would hit products ranging from aircraft to wine.

Business

HP Market Authority CEO Says Tariffs Have Disrupted Furniture Industry

12:47pm April 08, 2019

by Paul Garber

The High Point Furniture Market is back for its spring session. A recent study found the twice-a-year event has an estimated annual impact of more than $6 billion dollars across the Triad area.

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President Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November. On Monday, Trump announced he would be ending preferential trade treatment for India.

India Becomes Trump's Latest Trade Target

4:42pm March 05, 2019

by Amy Held

The president announced he is removing preferential trade status for India because he says that country does not provide the U.S. with reasonable access to its own markets.

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators meeting in Washington, D.C. last week. Citing progress in the talks, President Trump said he would suspend a planning increase in tariffs on Chinese goods due to take effect on March 1.

Trump Suspends China Tariff Hike, Citing Progress In Trade Talks

6:51pm February 24, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has suspended a planned increase in tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese imports, after what he called "very productive" trade talks in Washington this weekend.

Garlic sits in bins before being processed at the processing plant.

In Garlic Capital, Tariffs And Immigration Crackdown Have Mixed Impacts

11:12am February 20, 2019

by Jasmine Garsd

Gilroy, Calif., is known as the garlic capital of the world. Two Trump administration policies — one on trade, the other on immigration — are affecting the town in starkly different ways.

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Chinese shoppers spend their time next to a bench painted with the U.S. flag at the capital city's popular shopping mall in Beijing. During trade talks this week, the two sides face potentially lengthy wrangling over technology and the future of their eco

U.S.-China Trade Talks Restart Ahead of March Deadline

8:16am January 07, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The U.S. has imposed a quarter trillion dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods since the trade war started last year.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to a 90-day halt on new tariffs, hailed as a cease-fire in the countries' trade war.

Trump Leaves G-20 With China Trade Truce, Plans To Cancel NAFTA Ahead Of New Pact

1:04pm December 02, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

The deal pauses a tariff increase that had been planned to take effect New Year's Day. President Trump called the meeting with China's president "amazing and productive."

Cargo containers are loaded on ships at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province in April. China said it will impose tariffs of 5 percent to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of U.S. products, starting on Monday.

China Sets Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods, Retaliating Against U.S. Duties

12:20pm September 18, 2018

Hours after President Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing responded with its own levies on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.

A truck passes a stack of Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia in July.

Trump Sets Tariffs On $200 Billion In Imports From China

8:46pm September 17, 2018

by Avie Schneider

President Trump announced the U.S. will impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports from China. It's the latest round of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.

The Big Iron Farm Show draws thousands of farmers and farm equipment-makers to a fairground in West Fargo, N.D. For many this year, concerns about crop yields have been eclipsed by worries about President Trump's trade policies.

Farmers Hope For China Trade Deal, But For Now They Worry About Tariffs' Impact

3:03pm September 13, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

At the Big Iron Farm Show in North Dakota, the usual concerns about crops have been heightened by another big worry: a trade war with China that's already driven soybean prices down sharply.

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