Economic Indicators

US-China tariffs: What's behind them, who stands to be hurt?

By imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, President Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with Beijing and triggered the likelihood of price increases for many American companies and consumers.

Trump imposes tariffs on $200B more of Chinese goods

The Trump administration is imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, escalating a trade war between the world's two biggest economies and raising prices on consumer goods ranging from handbags to bicycle tires.

The Latest: Business groups blast tariffs on China imports

The Latest on the Trump administration imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods (all times local): 7 p.m. Experts say the Trump administration's move to slap tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods will only have a modest impact on the U.S. economy, but it represents a setback to hopes the trade dispute was cooling.

Business Highlights

___ As midterms near, Trump gambles on his hardline trade policy WASHINGTON (AP) — By any conventional gauge, President Donald Trump's uncompromising stance toward tariffs and the pain they've begun to cause U.S. individuals and companies so close to midterm elections would seem politically reckless.