President Donald Trump's use of tariffs in his second term defies many historical norms, say economists and historians.

The "China Shock" is revisited, and it raises questions about why economists failed to see the costs of free trade.

Trump's new 10% tariffs on Chinese imports reignite trade tensions, prompting China's swift countermeasures. This escalation ...

Those tariffs are widely credited with sinking the United States deeper into the Great Depression. And although global trade ...

Here’s how present events are mirroring a key point in U.S. history that led to a trade war and exacerbated the Great ...

Biden, for his part, maintained tariffs on China and introduced several of his ... Variations of this argument have been advanced throughout U.S. history. They have gained credence again in ...

However, not every action taken by President Trump is necessarily viewed as a positive by investors. With the president ...

But there’s a method behind Trump’s tariff plan. Trump has used and promised to expand tariffs for three primary purposes: to ...

President Trump has proposed a sweeping set of tariffs. Does this mark the end of the post-war free trade world?

The top Democrat on the House Select Committee on China Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joins Chris Jansing to provide ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ... As tensions continue to rise, China and other countries targeted by US tariffs are preparing their responses. Canadian prime minister ...

Tariff retaliation: Mexico and Canada immediately vowed to impose tariffs of their own. The Canadian prime minister, Justin ...