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A trade conflict based on blanket 25% tariffs could cut economic growth in Germany by more than 1 percentage point, according to calculations from an economic institute.
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The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Com...

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Trade war could cut German GDP more than 1%, economic institute says
A trade conflict based on blanket 25% tariffs could cut economic growth in Germany by more than 1 percentage point, according to calculations from an economic institute. That duty would reduce gross domestic product by 1.
How Trump’s tariffs and trade war are impacting U.S. and global economies
For a closer look at how President Trump's tariffs are already impacting the U.S. and global economies, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mary Lovely, a senior fellow who studies tariffs at the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Trump’s Trade War Is Politics as Much as Economics
Every first-year economics student learns to use math and graphs to show that free trade is unquestionably the best strategy for a large, rich country like the United States. The lines intersect, without any human emotion,
Trump trade war with China revives recession, bear market fears
President Donald Trump's trade war rattled global markets anew on Thursday as stocks and oil prices sank amid fears China may once again respond in kind with higher tariffs to match the latest levies imposed by the United States.
Trump admits trade war 'cost' as markets hit
Jitters about US tariffs hammered Asian stocks again early Friday as President Donald Trump acknowledged a "cost" to his surging trade offensive against superpower rival China.The US leader said Thursday that the European Union was "very smart" to back off from imposing retaliatory tariffs because of his tough stance on China even as the bloc's chief warned it could tax US Big Tech.
Wall Street gloom as US digests impact of Trump trade policy
U.S. stocks sank sharply on Thursday, giving back some of the huge gains that followed Trump 's decision on Wednesday to postpone many of his sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries. Investors and CEOs are still assessing the status of his global trade war and the impact of even harsher levies on China.
Trump tariff formula misrepresents global trade economics, experts say
The Trump administration's tariff calculations appear on paper to be a simplified math of America's trade relationships.
Trump’s economic team of rivals braces for turbulence after doing little to curb his tariff appetite
President Donald Trump is happy to talk about the financial markets when they’re rising, as they were on Wednesday, but when markets were falling Thursday in the aftermath of his remarkable turnabout on tariffs,
How This Trade War Is Different From All Other Trade Wars
By acting on his own, President Trump has broken with more than 200 years of U.S. history in which Congress set the direction of trade policy.
Famed economist Larry Summers sounds economic alarm bells on Trump's trade war — 3 ways to help protect yourself in 2025
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This key American business sector has a massive trade surplus with the rest of the world. Its jobs are at risk in a trade war
While the White House is waging a trade war on behalf of US manufacturing, the largest and most important part of the US economy, one that has a trade surplus, not a gap, is under threat.
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Trump's Pause on 'Reciprocal' Tariffs Did Little To Reduce Economic Risks
While the varied "reciprocal" tariffs announced last week are on pause, universal 10% tariffs and sector-specific import taxes could still have major effects on the economy.
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China-US Trade War About Whose Economy More Resilient: Leading Chinese Scholar
Zheng Yongnian provides his recommendations for China to “remain undefeatable” amid both tariffs and the broader competition with the U.S.
Trade Tensions Could Open Opportunities for Climate Action
Trade is already an active point of discussion in climate conversations. Even as the U.S. backs out of its own climate agenda and the European Union recalibrates climate policy in the face of populist pushback, it’s possible to envision a world where climate considerations become a key focal point in trade discussions.
China just poured more fuel on the trade war fire and called the US a 'joke'
China accused the US of "unilateral bullying and coercion" as it announced fresh tariffs on Friday morning.
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