Tag: Tariffs
Feds: N.E. economy continues to expand at moderate pace, manufacturers affected...
PROVIDENCE – The New England economy continued to expand at a moderate pace from April through mid-May, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book...
MFGWatch report shows growth, tariff concerns in manufacturing industry
PROVIDENCE – Material availability and a lack of skilled workers were cited as concerns, amid growth, by three hundred custom manufacturers and sourcing professionals...
China tariff retaliation kicks in as trade war ratchets up
NEW YORK – China raised tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of goods imported from the U.S., implementing the promised retaliation to President...
Trump to impose tariff of up to 25% on Mexico over...
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods until that country stops immigrants from entering the United...
Stocks, commodities tumble Monday as China strikes back
NEW YORK – United States stocks and commodities tumbled after China retaliated with higher tariffs on a range of American goods. Treasuries jumped with...
China announces tariff retaliation to take effect on June 1
NEW YORK – China announced that it will impose additional tariffs on some American goods in retaliation for the latest increase of United States...
U.S. trade gap narrows to eight-month low on plane exports
NEW YORK – The United States trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed to an eight-month low in February on a surge in civilian aircraft exports,...
Diagnosis of 2019 outlook is cautiously optimistic
The consensus is the economic outlook still tilts toward positive, with indications the economic recovery that jump-started 2009 will continue at least through 2019....
U.S. Jan. trade gap narrows as imports from China plummet
NEW YORK - The United States trade deficit pulled back in January from the widest level in a decade as imports from China plunged,...
BofA says a `real’ trade deal could vault S&P 500 to...
NEW YORK - With stocks rallying this year amid signs of nascent progress in China-United States trade talks, investors may be inclined to conclude...



















