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News Articles: tariffs

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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  • 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.

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  • 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
A federal court blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports this week, but the administration has promised to appeal.  The on-again-off-again import taxes have been a source of frustration for many businesses that don't know what their costs will be from day to day.

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  • Business

Sellers of dog leashes and mom gear hope court rulings lead to tariff relief

Court rulings against President Trump's tariffs could spell relief for many American importers — if the decisions hold. For now, the uncertainty remains.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Scott Horsley
People walk past the U.S. Court of International Trade, Watson Courthouse, in lower Manhattan on Thursday. In a ruling that surprised many, the trade court ruled Wednesday in an opinion by a three-judge panel that a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump "unbounded" authority to impose the worldwide and retaliatory tariffs he has issued by executive order. Then, on Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's re…

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  • Law

Federal court keeps Trump tariffs in place — for now

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily put on hold the New York-based Court of International Trade judgment that struck down President Trump's tariffs.

May 29, 2025
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben ,
  • Scott Horsley,
  • and 1 more
The screens show the foreign exchange rates at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

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  • World

World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs

Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

May 29, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Homebuilding has slowed as Americans face economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates. Here, construction workers install a lumber roof on a new home last month in Laveen, Ariz.

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  • Business

'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty

Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait.

May 28, 2025
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17.

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  • Asia

Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty

A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.

May 27, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Aowen Cao
The flag of Japan (right) hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2008, in honor of Ryozo Kato, the ambassador of Japan to the United States at the time, ringing the opening bell.

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  • Opinion

Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.

May 27, 2025
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By:
  • Robert Ward
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump says he'll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

May 25, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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  • Business

Why 'Sell America' is trending on Wall Street

Investors are worried about the ongoing trade war — and rethinking the safety and soundness of U.S. government debt.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
President Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office on May 23, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump threatens steep tariffs on trade with the European Union -- and on iPhones

President Trump told reporters he is ready to slap 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 — and 25% tariffs on iPhones by the end of June.

May 23, 2025
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
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