Tag: Tariffs
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America's two...
R.I., Mass. gas prices hold steady as market braces for oil...
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained at $3 per gallon. That price is 9 cents...
China to halve tariffs on $75B U.S. goods from Feb. 14
BEIJING – China will halve tariffs on some $75 billion of imports from the United States later this month, reciprocating a U.S. action and...
Trade zone designation an untapped opportunity for R.I. companies
Fifteen months after Rhode Island became a statewide foreign trade zone, only one company has taken advantage. While the benefits, which include reduced tariffs...
U.S. and China agree to ‘phase-one’ deal easing trade tensions
WASHINGTON – The United States and China said they agreed to the details of the first phase of a broader trade agreement in a...
China, U.S. agree to tariff rollback if trade deal reached
BEIJING – China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods in phases as they work toward a...
U.S. trade with China tumbled in Sept. after fresh tariffs
WASHINGTON – United States trade with China nosedived in September after President Donald Trump escalated the trade war with fresh tariffs on consumer items,...
U.S. goods trade deficit widened in August by less than forecast
WASHINGTON – America’s merchandise trade deficit widened in August by less than forecast as a gain in imports exceeded a slight increase in exports.
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U.S. trade with China fell in July despite truce in tariff...
WASHINGTON – America’s merchandise trade with China continued to sag in July despite a tariff-war truce between the world’s two largest economies that’s since...
U.S. consumer sentiment falls most since 2012 on tariff concern
WASHINGTON – United States consumer sentiment fell the most in six years, slumping to the lowest level of Donald Trump's presidency as Americans expressed...



















