1 day ago - U.S. President Donald Trump has made numerous tariff threats since returning to office on January 20, ranging from a universal duty on imports to targeted tariffs on specific sectors or countries, in a bid to get others to meet his policy demands.

1 week ago - USING LEVERAGE TO PROTECT AMERICANS: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced adjustments to tariffs imposed on imports from Canada and Mexico in

November 25, 2024 - The second Trump administration will likely act quickly and aggressively on trade policy, particularly the imposition of tariffs. Based on what President Trump did during his first term, and on what he said he will do if re-elected, we expect the United States to increase tariffs shortly after ...

1 month ago - Economists have broadly predicted Trump’s tariffs will raise prices and harm the economy.

1 month ago - The second Trump tariffs are trade initiatives announced by Donald Trump during his second administration as President of the United States. Trump has long promoted import tariffs as a method of negotiating deals and retaliating against countries he believes are "ripping off" the United States.

As Donald Trump begins his second presidential term, economic analysts can be certain of perhaps only one thing: an uncertain economic outlook. The first Trump administration taught us there is only a loose relationship between campaign pledges and policy decisions.

1 week ago - President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico is estimated to reduce long-run GDP by 0.2 percent, reduce hours worked by 223,000 full-time equivalent jobs, and reduce after-tax incomes by an average of 0.6 percent—before accounting for foreign retaliation.

December 13, 2024 - Tariffs threaten growth in U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade, experts warn.

September 27, 2024 - Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports. This week, he raised the ante still higher.

November 27, 2024 - Trump is now laying ground for a trade war with the country’s largest trading partners

January 31, 2025 - The Scholl Chair assesses the motivations and uncertainties surrounding the second Trump administration's tariff policy, as well as potential consequences on the United States' global economic standing.

February 2, 2025 - On Saturday, President Donald Trump made good on his promise to impose steep tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners — Canada, China and Mexico — citing a national emergency on the flow of fentanyl and undocumented immigrants into the United States.

November 6, 2024 - If you’re inclined to roll your eyes at the stuffy academics shouting about the damage tariffs do to the economy, I get it. “Tariff” is just one of those words that makes your eyelids feel as heavy as they did in your 9 a.m. undergraduate econ class.

October 15, 2024 - If former president Trump wins back the White House, U.S. trading partners are likely to face a barrage of renewed tariff threats. Trump has multiple potential sources of legal authority that could support his tariffs.

October 1, 2024 - The 2024 presidential campaign proposed Trump tariffs would raise tariff rates to Great Depression-Era levels. See historical McKinley tariffs

1 week ago - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country would plaster tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days.

2 weeks ago - President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10 percent universal tariff charged on imports from China

February 4, 2025 - The White House confirmed the U.S. will impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China starting Saturday.