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Trade War 2.0

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for your wallet and the economy?
Trade War 2.0
What do Trump’s tariffs mean for your wallet and the economy?
What is the status of the Trump administration's tariffs?
Trade War 2.0
What is the status of the Trump administration's tariffs?

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Trade War 2.0

Trade wars heighten uncertainty for agricultural exporters

by Justin Ho
Mar 7, 2025
As spring approaches, many farmers are unsure what crops they should plant and what the effect of tariffs could be.
Now that China has slapped retaliatory tariffs on export crops like soybeans, U.S. farmers may opt to plant alternatives.
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This isn't the 2018 trade war

Mar 6, 2025
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Jay Powell's Fed navigated Trump's first trade war. This time, it has less wiggle room.

by Matt Levin
Mar 6, 2025
The main difference is inflation.
Inflation will complicate how the Federal Reserve, led by Chair Jay Powell, navigates President Donald Trump's newest trade war.
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With new tariffs and more on the way, "it's very scary" to be a farmer right now

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Mar 5, 2025
The president wants farmers to sell more in the U.S., but "you don't build those markets domestically overnight," says Iowa corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes.
President Donald Trump's "definition of fun is way different than the farmers' definition, because tariffs are not fun," says soybean and corn farmer April Hemmes.
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Tariff pain and retaliation

Mar 4, 2025
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Trump's new tariffs could especially sting the Texas economy

by Elizabeth Trovall
Mar 4, 2025
Texas has a $300 billion trade relationship with Mexico all on its own.
After decades of free trade, the Texas economy is deeply integrated with Mexico's. Above, drivers wait to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.
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How Day 1 of Trump's new tariffs feels for businesses caught in the middle

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 4, 2025
An avocado importer and a building equipment maker are bracing for impact. A trade expert says the policy uncertainty has already taken a toll.
Canada has already announced plans to retaliate with tariffs of its own. Above, trucks in Tijuana, Mexico, on the morning the new tariffs took effect.
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The consequences of all those new import taxes

Mar 4, 2025
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How beefed-up U.S. tariffs are rattling a Shanghai trade show

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 4, 2025
Chinese manufacturers tell Marketplace how they are coping with the additional U.S. tariffs.
Manufacturer Xie Yanjuan stands in front of hair clips and hair bands in red, white and blue — the colors of the American flag. Her business survived the U.S. tariffs under the first Trump administration by lowering her prices. She isn't sure she can survive a second wave.
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Trade war threats become reality

Mar 4, 2025
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