Tag: Tariffs
Trump eyes even higher tariffs as trade war with China escalates
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on every single Chinese import into America as the world’s two largest economies exchanged the...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Tariffs threaten to impact $59M of R.I....
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimated that Rhode Island has $59.3 million in exports threatened by tariff retaliation due to announced U.S....
Will a tariff trade war negatively affect your job?
Type “trade war” into the Bloomberg News wire search and you get 2,206 hits. It is not a topic that is short on press coverage....
Trump’s China tariffs met with retaliation vow from Beijing
NEW YORK - The Trump administration moved the United States to the edge of a trade war with China by announcing tariffs on $50 billion...
Trump slaps steel tariffs on closest allies as tensions rise
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced it’s imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, in a move...
Fed economists say tariffs more likely to kill than create jobs
NEW YORK - United States President Donald Trump may hope his tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will create new jobs, or at least...
VIBCO wary of tariffs on steel, aluminum
In theory, manufacturers in Rhode Island who primarily use American-made steel shouldn’t be penalized for the placement of new tariffs on imported steel and...
U.S. stocks pare decline as trade concerns ease
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks erased deep losses as White House officials left open the possibility that President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals will spare neighbors...
Analysis: New tariffs on steel, aluminum could affect R.I. brewing, distillery...
PROVIDENCE – The Trump administration’s proposed 25 and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, respectively, will increase prices on those imports and has...
Tariffs on solar panels would kill U.S. jobs
The U.S. solar industry is threatened by one of President Donald Trump’s more destructive impulses: his eagerness to punish supposedly unfair trade practices.
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