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Tariffs may have pushed up inflation a bit in April, government report to show
Inflation may have picked up slightly last month as President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs kicked in, a trend economists ...
Small businesses in Seattle face uphill battle with temporary tariff reduction
KOMO News went back to one of those businesses, Blue Highway Games, to get their reaction to the temporary U.S.-China tariff truce and the tariff reduction.
Farmers weigh Trump's trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go
Joe Janzen, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, said the commodity markets have largely shaken off the ...
If given time, tariffs can help our economy
Tariffs played an important role in the formative stages of our nation. Alexander Hamilton was an advocate for protective ...
Trump's tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again ...
Tariff uncertainty weighing on small business optimism
Small business optimism reached a post-election high of 105.1 in December, buoyed by expectations of lower taxes and less ...
What are the new tariffs on China? See the top Washington exports to China
China and the U.S. agreed to slash tariffs. Agricultural products were Washington's top export to China in 2024.
Trump trade war faces legal challenge as businesses, states argue his tariffs exceeded his power
President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap ...