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Why tariffs will hurt American consumers and fail to compensate for tax cuts

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 13, 2024
Tariffs are a tax that American companies pay to the U.S. government when importing goods. To make up their bigger tax bill, those companies tend to hike prices.
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How a second Trump presidency may influence economies abroad

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Ariana Rosas
Nov 14, 2024
To learn more, "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio spoke with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist magazine.
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Despite looming tariffs and "the worst harvest I've ever had," Iowa farmer remains optimistic

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Nov 8, 2024
Corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes is preparing for new tariffs from a second Trump administration.
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More tariffs may be coming under Trump

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 6, 2024
Here's what tariffs on goods from China and elsewhere have already meant for businesses and consumers since his first term.
In the past, tariffs have raised prices for American consumers and businesses.
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With the election looming, uncertainty in Mexico around trade

by David Brancaccio and Ariana Rosas
Oct 24, 2024
In recent years, Mexico has become a key outpost for Chinese firms looking to expand their manufacturing centers closer to the American markets.
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How trade-oriented is the U.S. economy?

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 10, 2024
Compared to many other countries, the U.S. trade-to-GDP ratio is below the global average. But the explanation is complicated.
The U.S. imports and exports hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of goods and services ever year, but international trade accounts for a relatively low percentage of GDP.
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The customs business has become all about handling the unexpected

by Sean McHenry
Apr 13, 2022
"Everything is just a constant pivot," says Gretchen Blough, a customs broker in Erie, Pennsylvania.
"There hasn't been a lot of warning to some of the issues that have happened, and we've just had to make do," Gretchen Blough says of the customs business.
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Congress strips Russia of "most-favored nation" trade status

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 8, 2022
That means the U.S. could impose punitive tariffs on Russian imports.
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How Russian sanctions could speed up the corrosion of globalization

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Mar 23, 2022
Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute says that could lead to less varied, costlier goods and a more divided and politically uncertain world.
As globalization corrodes, Adam Posen argues, American consumers could see a smaller variety of goods at higher prices.
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Economists say Trump’s China trade policy is harming U.S. Why is it so hard for Biden to change course?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Feb 22, 2022
“It’s hard to do anything that doesn't end up hurting us more than it hurts them," says New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
“It’s hard to do anything that doesn't end up hurting us more than it hurts them," says The New York Times' Paul Krugman.
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