Trump Holds Off on Tariffs, but Paves the Way for Future Trade Action

President Trump will stop short of immediately imposing tariffs on imported products on Monday, but will…

‘So Much Uncertainty’: Businesses Worry About Trump’s Many Tariff Plans

For Klem’s, a general store in rural Massachusetts, each year has seemed more challenging than the…

Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub

Since 1988, the hulking presses at Lanex Manufacturing on the edge of Windsor, Ontario, have been…

What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today

A test for Trump’s cabinet pick For businesses and markets, perhaps the most important of the…

Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Face Grilling

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, will face questions from lawmakers on…

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly…

China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office

China’s record trade surplus of almost $1 trillion last year has a nearly perfect mirror image…

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a…

Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes

President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen…

U.S. Steel Faces Stark Choices as Nippon Steel Merger Founders

For more than a year, U.S. Steel pursued an ambitious solution to its mounting challenges. Once…