Harm or Help? Why Companies Are Battling Tariffs Meant to Benefit Them.
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
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South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump
The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals, partly to moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.
Countries Promise Trump to Buy U.S. Gas, and Leave the Details for Later
U.S. trading partners are committing to buy more gas than they need or than the U.S. can produce, at least in the short term.
Trump Targets Copper With Tariffs, Though Not as Aggressively as Expected
The president stopped short of putting a 50 percent tariff on refined copper, as he had threatened earlier this year. The market reaction was swift anyway and prices tumbled.
See How Often Two Fed Governors Have Dissented on a Rate Change Vote
Two top Fed officials voted against the central bank’s decision to leave rates unchanged, the first dual dissent in more than 30 years.
I.M.F. Raises Global Growth Outlook as U.S. Eases Some Tariffs
The International Monetary Fund warned that trade tension continued to be a risk for the global economy.
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