Trump's trade war could have long-term consequences for America and for Kentucky farmers, bourbon companies, the auto ...

Those tariffs are widely credited with sinking the United States deeper into the Great Depression. And although global trade ...

The bad economics of import taxes was succinctly summed up by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), one of the few Republicans to criticize Trump’s tariffs: “Tariffs are simply taxes. Conservatives once united ...

While the White House is claiming Canada's pledge to spend $1.3bn (£1bn) on a border protection plan has given it diplomatic ...

Food prices have already been climbing, and Trump’s tariffs could push them even higher. Increased import costs will make everything from fresh produce to packaged goods more expensive. Without a ...

Could some energy companies actually benefit from higher U.S. tariffs on oil and gas? We asked Seeking Alpha analysts Laura Starks and Long Player their thoughts on the topic.

Robert Bothwell, an emeritus professor of Canadian history at the University of Toronto, said the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was just another example of the “beggar-thy-neighbour” policies favoured by ...

Something similar happened in 1930 after passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, which reduced global trade and exacerbated the Great Depression, economists said. A trade war is brewing — and ...

Something similar happened in 1930 after passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, which reduced global trade and exacerbated the Great Depression, economists said. President Donald Trump on Saturday ...