Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Before Donald Trump became president in 2017, Americans paid tariffs on just two ...

President Trump's trade war is leading importers to hold more cash and less inventory on their books as they seek to manage a series of tariff increases, additional threats from Trump, and temporary ...

Journal Editorial Report: The President pushes ahead with tariffs despite high prices. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images It seems to be a matter of faith among ...

We now appear to be in a full-fledged trade war with our closest ally and neighbor. Perhaps the correct response to this extraordinary rhetoric is to do something equally extraordinary. It is well ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose broad tariffs on nearly all of the country’s trading partners appears to be an attempt to address his longtime dissatisfaction with the U.S. trade deficit.

The average tariff levied by America on imported goods is now 18 per cent. That is eight times higher than it was last year. The last time tariffs reached these levels was during the 1930s. The ...

We got an early look at the balance of trade Thursday morning. Imports in February were more or less flat after surging in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, exports picked up.

TOKYO—Japan’s balance of trade fell back into the red in July, with the yen’s recent appreciation dimming the outlook for the nation’s exports. Japan posted a trade deficit of 621.8 billion yen for ...