President Trump recently instituted new tariffs on two allies and one adversary: 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on China. Many are concerned that the tariffs will raise prices for U.S.

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

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From 1861 to 1890s, high tariffs dominated as the source of federal government revenue under Republican-led protectionism ...

A controversial campaign pledge to enact big, universal tariffs that would transform the global-trade system and usher in ...

Welcome to President Donald Trump’s trade war 2.0. So far, it’s a lot like his trade war 1.0. He threatens draconian tariffs.

Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, but has paused two of them while the other issued ...

When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and ...

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The world’s products are exchanged as never before, and with increasing transportation facilities come increasing knowledge ...