Trade War 2.0, Tariffs and Inflation

Prices in September increased 3.7% from last year. Has the energy price dumpster fire spread to the rest of the economy?

Freight rates for moving U.S. oil to Asia have soared from $3 to $6 per barrel before the war in Iran to around $38 per barrel today.

Because everything we buy depends on energy in some way.

Even agriculture has gone K-shaped.

Can you say unintended consequences?

As of this morning, the U.S. has officially banned imports of Canadian wine, beer, and spirits, along with motorcycles, molasses, and whey protein.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is continuing his meetings with President Donald Trump today. We dig into the big picture of U.S.-China trade.

President Trump and China’s Leader Xi Jinping are meeting this week. Chad Bown, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, previews what to expect from that meeting.

The price of copper usually tells us a lot about the future of global economic growth. But recent developments could make it less accurate as an economic indicator.

Tariffs have come down, but they’re still higher than they were under the Biden administration.