Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process
The Justice Department had urged the Federal Circuit to proceed cautiously and hold off for 90 days. But the judges refused.
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Q&A with exec Jack Griffin, on the deep impact of anti-Canadian tariffs, commitment to DEI
The Atlas World Group CEO speaks candidly about what he believes the impact tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump will have. On his company, on Americans and on other countries.
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Homebuilders prepare for proposed tariffs that could raise material costs, erode margins
The National Association of Home Builders projected that current tariffs could raise the cost to build a single-family house in the United States $7,500 to $10,000.
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IBJ Podcast: The risks tariffs pose to Indiana’s manufacturing-heavy economy
President Trump wasted little time turning to economic policy once his second term began, imposing or threatening to impose a barrage of tariffs on many of Indiana’s trading partners.
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Q&A with entrepreneur Brian Schutt on tariffs: ‘It’s just math’
“I don’t think there’s going to be a company immune to the rising tide of costs.”
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President Trump said he’ll up tariff rate to 15% after Supreme Court decision
The plan — which the president announced on social media — is higher than the 10% rate he imposed immediately after the high court struck down his earlier tariffs.
US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for some goods hits record despite tariffs
American companies boosted imports of computer chips and other tech goods from Taiwan to support massive investments in artificial intelligence.
Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers
The agreement comes as the U.S. remains reliant on Taiwan for its production of computer chips.
Trump threatens to block new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening
Trump’s threat comes as the relationship between the U.S. and Canada increasingly sours during the U.S. president’s second term.
Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war
The threat is the latest salvo in President Trump’s trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands.
Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal
South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-Kwan, who is currently visiting Canada, will soon travel to the U.S. for talks with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.
China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump’s shifting trade policy could disrupt deal
Beijing paused any purchase of U.S. soybeans last summer during its trade war with Washington, D.C., but agreed to resume buying from American soybean farmers after President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in South Korea and agreed to a truce.
Outlook for surprisingly resilient world economy to 3.3% growth this year
The 191-nation International Monetary Fund said the world economy “continues to show notable resilience despite significant U.S.-led trade disruptions and heightened uncertainty.”
Trump made many tariff threats in 2025, but some never materialized
Some of Trump’s unrealized threats reflect a broader approach from a president with a track record of using sky-high levies to pressure other countries into new trade deals.
Canada, United States to launch formal talks to review their trade agreement
The United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, or USMCA, is up for review in 2026. U.S. President Donald Trump negotiated the deal in his first term and included a clause to possibly renegotiate the deal in 2026.
Trump announces $11B in tariff relief for farmers
President Trump has been under pressure to approve an aid package for farmers, who have struggled under sinking crop prices and increasing costs for equipment, fertilizer and other production expenses.
Trump to unveil $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by trade war
The aid comes amid rising frustration among farmers on the slow pace of Chinese purchases, which Beijing clamped down on earlier this year in retaliation for Trump’s escalating tariff barrage.
Companies seek refunds from tariffs as Supreme Court decision looms
At issue in the pair of combined cases before the Supreme Court is whether the president exceeded his authority by relying on a 1977 law to impose the tariffs.
Costco sues Trump administration over tariffs, seeks full refund
Costco joins dozens of other companies including motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki and canned foods maker Bumble Bee that have filed suits seeking tariff refunds.
UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals
The Trump administration said that in return, U.K. drugs firms committed to invest more in the U.S. and create more jobs.
US trade deficit drops 24% as Trump’s tariffs reduce imports
A drop in imports and the trade deficit is good for economic growth because foreign products are subtracted from the nation’s gross domestic product.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: There are no solutions in economics, just trade-offs
Progress in one dimension—whether in employment, nutrition or economic development—often creates new problems that we struggle to solve.
Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump’s tariffs
The ruling could be a make-or-break political moment for Trump’s presidency. He has made tariffs central to his tenure, wielding them as leverage not only in trade negotiations but in a wide range of disputes both large and small.
Trump tariffs face Supreme Court test in trillion-dollar test of executive power
President Trump has called the case one of the most important in the country’s history and said a ruling against him would be “catastrophic” for the economy.