President Donald Trump wants to move ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as soon as a public comment period concludes next week, according to six people familiar with the matter.
August 30, 2018GovernmentBusiness
China Disputes Latest US Tariffs at World Trade Organization
GENEVA — China is challenging the latest round of U.S. tariffs against Chinese goods through the World Trade Organization.
August 27, 2018GovernmentBusiness
CEOs Try Again to Temper Trump Tariffs as US-China Talks Open
As China prepares to send officials to the United States to restart talks on ending an escalating trade war, American companies and trade groups are returning to a Washington hearing room, most to argue against more tariffs from President Donald Trump.
August 20, 2018GovernmentBusiness
In Times of Trade War, Companies Get Creative to Avoid Tariffs
Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone.
August 10, 2018GovernmentBusiness
US Trade Deficit Widens by $46.3 Billion in June
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened in June for the first time in four months as exports fell and imports grew. Politically sensitive trade gaps with China, Mexico and Canada increased.
August 3, 2018GovernmentBusiness
China Plans Tariffs on $60 Billion of Imports to Counter Trump
China announced a list of $60 billion worth of U.S. imports it plans to apply tariffs on should the Trump administration follow through with its latest trade threats.
August 3, 2018GovernmentBusiness
China Says US Tariff Threat Runs Against Trend of the Times
BEIJING — China’s foreign minister said Aug. 1 that U.S. threats to hike tariffs run against the trend toward globalization and will hurt U.S. businesses and consumers.
August 2, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Major Car Exporters Weigh Response to Trump’s Threat of Tariffs
Trade officials from the world’s top car-exporting nations agreed to respond if President Donald Trump slaps new U.S. tariffs on autos and auto parts.
August 1, 2018GovernmentBusinessEditorial
Editorial: Turning Wheels and Trade Deals
It’s quarterly earnings season, a time of year when the Transport Topics business reporting team is immersed in revenue figures and profit-and-loss numbers. Based on the numbers for the second quarter, the industry is doing pretty well.
July 26, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Automakers’ Savings on Tax Cuts Could Be Wiped Out by Tariffs
Corporate America warned President Donald Trump that his trade war could end up erasing some of the savings reaped from the sharp cut in the corporate tax rate. The steel and aluminum tariffs could eat up anywhere from about a third to well more than half of the tax benefits in 2018, a Bloomberg analysis shows.
July 24, 2018