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News Articles: tariffs

Protesters hold up an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump in response to Trump's announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, in Sao Paulo, Thursday, July 10.

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  • Economy

Trump's Brazil tariffs are 'grotesquely illegal,' says Nobel Prize-winning economist

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman believes tariffs President Trump has threatened to impose on countries, including Mexico and Brazil, are here to stay and will cost U.S. consumers.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Destinee Adams
President Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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  • World

Trump touts weapon sales to NATO for Ukraine and threatens Russia with 100% tariffs

President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Charles Maynes

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Here's a list of Trump's tariff letters so far and the rates they threaten

Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.

July 12, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
An Amazon worker delivers packages in Los Angeles.

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  • Business

Prime Day — er, Days — tests deal hunters' will to spend amid tariffs

Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
World leaders pose for a group photo at the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, July 6, 2025.

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  • Latin America

BRICS nations push back as Trump warns of tariffs

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with the U.S. But even a toned down group proclamation drew the ire of President Trump.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by President Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on Aug. 1st, during the daily press briefing at the White House on July 7.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Trump sends letters with new tariff rates on goods to 14 countries, with more to come

The leaders of Japan and South Korea were the first to get letters on Monday that informed them of the new tariff rates.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25.

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  • Latin America

Canadian prime minister says U.S. trade talks resume after Canada rescinded tech tax

President Trump said Friday that he was suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called "a direct and blatant attack on our country."

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Claire Landgraf helps a bride try on a dress at her shop Finery Bridal Chic in Rochester, Minn.

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  • Business

Here comes the bridal gown tariff

How much extra would you pay to see your dream come true? It's always a big question for wedding-planning couples. Now, there's a new twist courtesy of U.S. trade policy.

June 29, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
President Trump takes part in a news conference on Friday's Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Big beautiful bottleneck: Trump's high-stakes week at home and abroad

From trade talks to the fate of his legislative agenda, what happens over the next 10 days or so, domestically and abroad, could come to define Trump's presidency.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (right) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting to discuss China-U.S. trade, in London on Monday.

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  • World

The U.S. and China have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes

After two days of talks in London, the U.S. and China have agreed in principle on a framework to carry out an agreement they reached on resolving their trade disputes last month, Chinese state media said.

June 11, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
President Trump speaks at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025.

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  • Business

Wall Street CEOs are cycling through the five stages of tariff grief

As they process President Trump's chaotic tariffs and other economic policies, some of the country's most powerful CEOs are moving from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression.

June 10, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) (L) speaks alongside Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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  • Economy

Sen. Tim Kaine says Trump's tariffs could reduce federal debt, but at what cost?

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who is also on the Senate Budget Committee, about how President Trump's tariffs will affect the federal budget and the economy.

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
President Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in 2017.

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  • Politics

Trump and Xi talk on the phone, their first call since the tariff war began

It's the first known call between the two leaders since Inauguration Day — and the first time they've spoken since tariffs began ratcheting up.

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Feng
President Trump announced plans to double the tariff on imported steel while visiting a US Steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

With steel tariffs doubling today, a North Carolina manufacturer wonders how to compete

President Trump is doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50%. It's designed to protect domestic steel and aluminum workers, but critics say it will raise prices for those that use the metals.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Shopping carts sit outside of a Dollar General store in Chicago.

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  • Business

One company forecasting a better year ahead? Dollar General

People are spending more at Dollar General. In part, that's thanks to shoppers trading down from more expensive stores.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
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