Tag: Tariffs
So were going to tax Americans until Mexico stops allowing people from Central America to exercise their legal right to seek admission to the United States? Seems pretty foolproof. President Trump announced Thursday evening on…
WASHINGTON (AP) Mexico launched a counteroffensive today against the threat of U.S. tariffs, warning not only that it hurt the economies of both countries but also would allow a quarter million more Central Americans…
The surprise announcement by President Donald Trump of an escalating tariff regime against Mexico sent ripples through almost every economic sector in the U.S., hammering American companies that sell automobiles or run railroads, grow vegetables…
The headline from the Hutchinson News brought good news for Kansas: This years wheat crop looks promising, even though its development has been slowed by cool weather this spring. The wheat crop and agriculture in…
Editors note: Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, circulated a letter he recently penned to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. We thought it worth printing. Dear Secretary Perdue, I write to express my continued concerns regarding…
President Trump often cites the stock market as proof of his economic-policy success, so lets hope he was watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday. The Dow fell 2.38%, and the Nasdaq and Russell…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday there was no need to rush to get a trade deal with China, hours after he raised tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, escalating a battle…
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico’s Economy Department said Tuesday that U.S. consumers could pay 38% to 70% more for tomatoes after the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would re-impose anti-dumping duties on Mexican imports. The…
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps top trade negotiator said the U.S. plans to raise tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, accusing Beijing of backpedaling on commitments it made during negotiations. Still, the trade talks will…
As a candidate for president, Donald Trump made some bold predictions about deficits. He said the federal budget would be balanced ?relatively quickly.? He also pledged to reduce the trade deficit, promising to withdraw from…
