Trump Says Mnuchin Going to China to Negotiate Trade in Days
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will depart for China to negotiate over U.S. trade disputes within days, President Donald Trump said.
US Hints at China Truce as World Warns of Trade-War Threat
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s considering a trip to China amid a trade dispute with Beijing that finance chiefs warn could derail the global economic upswing.
While Trump Has His Eye on Gasoline, Diesel Price Is Sneaking Up
As national average gasoline pump prices climb to near $3 a gallon for the first time since late 2014, the President Donald Trump made it known that he won’t stand for OPEC’s cartel tricks. Bad news, Mr. President: Diesel prices are there.
Global Finance Chiefs Told Trade Tensions Are Hitting Confidence
Trade tensions between the United States and China risk eroding business and investor confidence, even as global growth enjoys its best upswing in years.
Fed Economists Say Tariffs More Likely to Kill Than Create Jobs
U.S. President Donald Trump may hope his tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will create new jobs, or at least protect existing ones. Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said the opposite outcome was more likely.
Everybody Loses in Trade War, Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Says
President Donald Trump has tweeted “trade wars are good, and easy to win. Don’t believe it, the president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce told Tampa business and political leaders April 18.
Trucking Industry Leaders Join Trump to Tout Tax Reform
A trucking executive and truck driver joined President Donald Trump at the podium during an April 12 White House Rose Garden event held to discuss the effects the tax reform law passed by Congress in December had on businesses.
Stock Selloff Deepens Amid Trump Trade Jabs
The selloff in U.S. stocks deepened April 6 as the White House’s latest trade bluster rattled global financial markets.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says There’s ‘Level of Risk’ of US-China Trade War
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there is “a level of risk” that the tariff dispute between the United States and China will erupt into a full-scale trade war, though he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the world’s two largest economies will resolve differences through negotiations.
Trump Says He’ll Take ‘Very Serious Look’ at Amazon’s Business
President Donald Trump said he will take a “very serious look” at Amazon and what he said is an “uneven playing field” the retailer enjoys against competitors.