US President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs ...

Former President George W. Bush was an oilman. Former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden were lawyers. President Donald J. Trump is an entertainer. And the first two weeks of his second term have ...

On February 1, President Trump signed executive orders placing substantial new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, the United States’ three largest trading partners (see our CFR Global Trade Tracker ...

The idea that tariffs are always and everywhere passed on to consumers is a fallacy, by both economic theory and the record of history.

Using tariff threats as a diplomatic tool has demonstrated success in recent negotiations between the United States and its North American neighbors. Despite the historical evidence suggesting that ...

Tariffs cause all sorts of economic harm, not least inflation. They also dampen economic growth and risk causing a global ...

President Donald Trump's threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have left many cities along Mexico's northern ...

With geopolitical shifts pushing North American countries closer together, many economic leaders argue that the U.S., Canada, ...

Canadian economic activity contracted for the first time in five months in January as employment grew at a slower pace and ...

President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in his second term defies many historical norms, say economists and historians.

Chris Cuomo breaks down the truth about Trump’s tariff plan, explaining why it’s misleading economic policy that could fuel inflation rather than help American workers. He dives into how tariffs ...

Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that tariffs are paid by foreign countries. During his inauguration speech, for example ...