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VP Pence is off to Canada to push for "new NAFTA" deal

by Renata Sago
May 29, 2019
The Trump administration hopes Ottawa lawmakers will approve the deal before their summer break — and an election that could unseat PM Justin Trudeau.
Steel coils lay in a yard at ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant on June 4, 2018 in Hamilton, Canada..
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President Trump's Japan visit expected to include some uncomfortable car talk

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 23, 2019
Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over Memorial Day Weekend, just days after the administration said auto imports are a threat to national security.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 26, 2019.
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Are the Trump tariffs working as intended?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
May 20, 2019
A former Trump trade official weighs in on the intention behind the president's tariffs.
President Donald Trump at the National Association of Realtors legislative meetings and trade expo on May 17 in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes

by Associated Press
May 14, 2019
Also Tuesday, China’s tightly controlled social media were filled with comments lambasting Washington following weeks of little online discussion of the dispute.
The U.S. and Chinese flags are displayed outside a hotel in Beijing.
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How long will the trade war with China last?

by Scott Tong
May 13, 2019
The U.S. has raised tariffs on Chinese goods, and now China has retaliated.
A container ship unloads its cargo at the main port terminal in Long Beach, California, on May 10. China warned on May 13 that it will "never surrender to external pressure" after the United States ordered tariffs on almost all Chinese exports.
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Trade dispute deepens as China ups tariffs on $60B in U.S. goods

by Associated Press
May 13, 2019
The announcement follows an increase in American tariffs on Chinese goods.
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Where do things stand with the trade war?

by Kai Ryssdal
May 6, 2019
It's been kinda hard to keep up.
The U.S. flag flies over shipping cranes and containers in Long Beach, California, in March.
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My Economy: Dealing with trade uncertainty

by Daniel Shin and Sean McHenry
May 6, 2019
Todd Adams just wants to see an end to trade and tariff volatility between the U.S. and China.
"I can’t say that we’ve shifted any more manufacturing back to the U.S. based on the tariff," said Todd Adams, president of stainless steel manufacturing company Sanitube, about last year's steel tariff. Above, a steel market in China in 2018.
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Will higher tariffs on Chinese goods lead to inflation?

by Justin Ho
May 6, 2019
Inflation has been too quiet, according to some economists.
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Popcorn producers are feeling the heat of the U.S.-China trade war

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Apr 24, 2019
Sales have dropped and exports are down as trade tensions drag on.
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