After months of economic anxiety fueled by aggressive trade policies, Americans are starting to feel more optimistic. Consumer confidence rebounded sharply in May, following a string of five consecutive monthly declines that had pushed sentiment to its lowest point since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data released Tuesday by The Conference … Read More
Taiwan’s president on Tuesday pledged to buy more American goods, including natural gas and oil, as the self-governing island seeks closer ties with the U.S. while threatened with a 32% tariff from the Trump administration. By purchasing more U.S. products that also include weapons and agricultural goods, Taiwan would not only create “more balanced bilateral … Read More
As the Administration works to reshore production of automobiles, trucks, and airplanes, they should not forget about bicycles. The labor-intensive nature of bicycle manufacturing can rapidly create thousands of good jobs if a protective tariff for bicycles is set. A protective tariff need not limit competition; foreign manufacturers are welcome to invest in America and … Read More
Former Trump administration official Steve Moore admitted Tuesday that increased inflation from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump “just isn’t showing up.” The Consumer Price Index rose 2.3% year-over-year in April, down from 2.4%in March, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Moore said that his prior predictions that the duties would increase … Read More
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said the online retailer hasn’t seen any meaningful reduction in consumer spending or an increase in prices as a result of tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump earlier this year. “We’ve not seen any attenuation of demand at this point,” Jassy said Wednesday during Amazon’s annual shareholder … Read More
The remarks came as Target reported weaker-than-expected sales in its first quarter and cut its full-year forecast. The retailer, whose business hasn’t fared as well against rivals better known for bargain prices, has “many levers to use in mitigating the impact of tariffs,” Cornell said. Target has rolled out discounts over the past year to … Read More
The country’s largest home improvement chain weighed in during a call with investors about its earnings report, just days after Walmart drew President Trump’s ire with a warning that his sweeping import taxes are pushing the world’s largest retailer to increase its typically low prices. “We don’t see broad-based price increases for our customers at … Read More
Chinese exporters are offering lucrative deals to U.S. customers with promises of bearing the full burden of tariffs. Look beneath and there’s a web of illicit activity that’s propping up these shipments from China. By using the “delivered-duty-paid” shipping approach where sellers pay for all import duties, and by under-invoicing shipments, some Chinese sellers are … Read More
Trump’s demands thus far appear aimed at big companies and their significant profits — echoing former President Joe Biden’s populist “greedflation” mantra, which accused companies that raised prices of taking advantage of the inflation crisis throughout much of his term. “Walmart made “BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected,” Trump posted on social … Read More
One major point of contention in the Japan-US negotiations has been the massive imbalance in car sales between the second and third biggest car-making countries in the world. Toyota alone sold over 2.3 million cars in the US last year, and around a quarter of those were imported from Japan. Conversely, the number of GM … Read More
