President Trump is happily overstepping the naivete that informs so much economic commentary. While the experts continue to ...

U.S. business responded to the President’s tariff reduction program surprisingly favorably. Understandably eager for freer trade are the executives of the many U.S. industries already selling ...

(NewsNation) — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says higher United States tariffs could lead to “stagflation,” which is a word for slower growth and higher inflation. Higher ...

President Trump holding up a list of reciprocal tariffs during his "Liberation Day" event at the White House on on April 2, 2025. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images I’ll readily admit it ...

An expectant stillness, the silence of men aware that they are witnesses at a moment of history, gripped the House of Representatives one morning last week as members waited for Speaker Sam Rayburn to ...

TOKYO -- Japanese and U.S. negotiators are struggling to reach a preliminary agreement on a free trade pact that might have served as a centerpiece for President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo this ...

The Bush tax cuts that have gotten all the attention are the ones on income taxes, estate taxes, and dividend taxes. But there are another set of Bush tax cuts that are a much less noticed, but ...

Supporting free trade is out of fashion. In rich countries, it has been blamed for job losses and all but abandoned by policymakers. Over the past century, trade had been increasing, seen as a ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific leaders will call for policies that promote balanced growth and start work on creating a vast free trade area in the world's most dynamic economic region. In a ...