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History's Headlines: Tariffs way back when
In the early 1870s the struggling Bethlehem Iron Company- later Steel- was attempting to make the technological transition ...
Congress Loved Tariffs Long Before President ‘Tariff Man’ Trump
As US President Donald Trump raises tariffs on imports from friends and foes alike, support is building in both parties to ...
Tariffs Helped Wreck the Economy in the 1930s. Why Is Trump Making the Same Mistake?
Smoot-Hawley's intent was to reduce imports and raise domestic prices, especially for farmers. But the plan backfired quickly ...
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China raising its retaliatory tariff on the U.S. to 84%, up from 34%, effective Thursday
BANGKOK — China again vowed to "fight to the end" Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on ... it said that a U.S. law that would ban TikTok ...
The Baltimore Sun16d
China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%
BEIJING (AP) — China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that ...
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Trump pauses tariffs but hikes China's. Here's a timeline of the U.S.-China trade war
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a 90-day pause on tariffs of more than 75 trading partners who did not retaliate in the hours after it went into effect. However, the tariff on Chinese ...