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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.

Mark Berman, the CEO of Rockland Industries, says it would be fair for U.S. tariffs to be imposed on competing Chinese products, but not on Rockland's raw materials from China.

This Company Likes Some Of Trump's Tariffs On China, But Not Others

3:38pm September 07, 2018

by Amara Omeokwe

A textile firm's reliance on China for raw materials has put it in the middle of a growing trade war — and its view on President Trump's tariffs is rather unusual: It both opposes and supports them.

Laborers carry wood piles for preparations of the "Make In India" summit in Mumbai, India, in February 2016. Will India resist the populist pull inward and boost its global trade?

World News

Opinion: For Its Own Sake, India Should Give Trade A Chance

7:00am September 03, 2018

by Atman Trivedi

India needs to get its domestic house in order and emerge as a global trading nation, writes Atman Trivedi.

Andrea Conyers and her daughter Aviana, 7, went back-to-school shopping in Hinesville, Ga., earlier this month.

What's In Your Shopping Cart? A Battleground For Global Trade

12:08pm August 14, 2018

As a trade war brews between the U.S. and its major trading partners, we looked into the carts of back-to-school shoppers to see how global trade might show up in their baskets

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The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on hundreds of products. China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union have retaliated. We'd love to hear about how the tariffs are affecting your business, your work, your shopping habits or your life.

How Are Tariffs Affecting You?

4:41pm August 13, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Are you noticing any effects from the tariffs in your daily life or work? Are you paying less or more for products you buy at the supermarket or for your business? NPR wants to hear from you.

Eve Clark, 10, and Maggie Berry, 17, help with chores at Vision Aire Farms. They are seen in the barn, adjacent to the milking parlor.

For Wisconsin's Dairy Farmers, Tariffs Could Reshape The Race For The Senate

12:02pm August 12, 2018

Retaliatory tariffs on dairy may put dairy farmers in Wisconsin, a state won by Donald Trump in 2016, up for political grabs in this year's midterm elections.

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As Trade War Continues, North Carolina Farmers Get Caught In The Middle

5:00am July 27, 2018

by Sean Bueter

North Carolina farmers are waiting to see what will happen as a trade war between the U.S. and the rest of the world plays out.

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White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a meeting between President Donald Trump and governors and lawmakers at the White House in April 2018.

Politics & Government

House Republicans 'Flood' Trump Administration With Concerns Over Tariffs

6:14pm July 26, 2018

by Miles Parks

Congressional Republicans are anxious about Trump's trade policies, but found some relief in the deal the president announced yesterday with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker deliver a joint statement on trade in the Rose Garden of the White House Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Trump And EU Agree To Work Toward Zero Tariffs

6:54pm July 25, 2018

by Brian Naylor

President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker say they will not impose further tariffs on each other as long as trade talks continue.

Cows stand in a pen at the Skyline Dairy farm near Grunthal, Manitoba, Canada, in March.

Why President Trump Hates Canadian Dairy — And Canada Insists On Protecting It

12:50pm July 10, 2018

by Jackie Northam

President Trump has railed against Canada when it comes to trade. A particular point of criticism is the dairy industry. Canada slaps steep tariffs on imports of milk, cheese and butter from the U.S.