Trade War 2.0, Tariffs and Inflation

A growing number of farmers can’t afford to plant their crops this year. It’s because of rising costs for diesel, fertilizer, and equipment parts — coupled with low crop prices.

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA but failed to bring manufacturing jobs to the U.S. as promised.

The prices reflect efforts to move supply chains to avoid tariffs — and a surge in fuel import costs driven by the cold weather this winter.

President Trump is delaying a U.S.-China summit, citing the war. But there’s more at play.

About 80% of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported, much of it from China and India — two countries hit with major tariffs in the past year.

The probes will look into issues including excess industrial capacity and whether other countries are doing enough to combat forced labor.

On this morning’s show: a U.S. trade representative investigation, the link between energy and interest rates, and a look at price caps and grocery bills.

Businesses are more likely to win their cases, but receiving a refund could end up taking years, according to legal experts. 

The tariff on imported goods under $800 is still in effect even after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

A Supreme Court ruling reshuffled the tariff playbook — but for one tea shop in Virginia, the financial pressure keeps building.