Seven Takeaways From The US Tariff Escalation

Gold futures rally Friday, posting their highest finish in over seven weeks, as investors flee to the perceived safety of havens like precious metals amid fresh signs of escalation in tariff tensions between the U.S. and its global trade partners......»»

The president is considering one scenario that would raise fees on virtually all imports from Mexico, which ranks as the second-largest supplier of goods to the United States......»»

The president is considering one scenario that would raise fees on virtually all imports from Mexico, which ranks as the second-largest supplier of goods to the United States......»»

Macy's Inc said on Wednesday the latest tariffs on Chinese imports by Washington are hitting its furniture business and warned investors that additional levies would leave its clothing and accessory categories vulnerable as well......»»

China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on most U.S. imports on a revised $60 billion target list, hitting back at a tariff hike by Washington on $200 billion of Chinese goods in a further escalation of a bitter trade war......»»

Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday after Beijing announced plans to retaliate with higher tariffs on U.S. goods, raising fears that another round of tit-for-tat measures could push the U.S. economy toward recession......»»

The escalation of the U.S.-China trade fight — and the threat of further tit-for-tat measures — marks a significant risk to both countries and the world economy, analysts said......»»

President Donald Trump's escalation of a trade war with China left plans in limbo Monday for high-level negotiations later this week to end the dispute......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's escalation of a trade war with China left plans in limbo on Monday for high-level negotiations later this week to end the dispute......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's fresh threats of tariff hikes on Chinese imports this week marked a new escalation in the trade dispute between the world's top two economies and a reversal of months of apparent progress in negotiations......»»

The escalation of the trans-Atlantic argument could play into the hands of an up-and-comer. The European Union on Wednesday unveiled a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. imports that it might hit with tariffs in retaliation for tariff threats mad.....»»

Boeing The US and China have announced billions of dollars worth of tariffs on one another in recent weeks.  The direct impact on GDP are likely to be negative, yet relatively modest.  But further trade tension escalation could strengthen.....»»

President Donald Trump threatened a major escalation in trade tensions with Beijing on Thursday, saying he was considering imposing tariffs on an additional $100 billion in imports from China......»»

Prominent U.S. companies are forging ahead with plans to expand in China, despite a tit-for-tat tariff escalation between the world’s two largest economies......»»

The U.S. trade war with China is "on hold" after the governments agreed to drop tariff threats and work on a wider agreement. On Monday China's Foreign Ministry says that the de-escalation is good for the world. Kate King reports......»»

President Donald Trump is preparing to slap tariffs on Chinese goods just after midnight Friday, the first shot in a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies......»»

President Donald Trump is preparing to slap tariffs on Chinese goods just after midnight Friday, the first shot in a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies......»»

European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in a tweet on Friday that she was worried about the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the United States and China, and warned about where the escalation was leading......»»

The Trump administration pushed ahead with plans to impose tariffs on additional $200 billion in Chinese products by releasing a list of targets, marking a sharp escalation in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies......»»

China reacted angrily to the Trump administration’s new tariff plans for $200 billion in Chinese goods, calling the move a “totally unacceptable” escalation and vowing to roll out unspecified countermeasures......»»