Trump Cuts China Tariff on Small Packages From Likes of SHEIN, Temu
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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‘Tariff Simulator’ Reveals Which Products Will Be Hit Hardest by Trade War
Certain sectors of the U.S. economy are projected to experience notable impacts from President Donald Trump‘s tariffs on Chinese imports. Interos.ai, a supply chain risk management firm, has developed a “tariff simulator” to showcase the costs for each sector based on differing rates of import taxes. According to the company’s calculations, based on official trade […]
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Why Obamas May Be Shielded From Trump’s Film Tariff
President Donald Trump has floated a 100 percent tariff on films produced in other countries, but one of his chief political rivals would mostly be shielded from the policy if it goes into effect. Why It Matters Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Sunday that he wants to impose the tariff on movies produced […]
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Trump Wants Tariff That Will Make Movies American Again
By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gen. David […]
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Donald Trump Hits Back Against China’s Tariff Retaliation
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Tariff War With China Risks Slide Into Armed Conflict Over Taiwan | Opinion
The Trump administration seeks to make the defense of Taiwan a central element of its Pacific strategy, but its trade policies are making that defense more difficult and conflict more likely. Coupled with its undisguised contempt for allies and partners, it is its own worst enemy. President Donald Trump has frequently discussed a Pacific strategy, […]
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Trump Tariff Surcharges Are Starting To Appear on Receipts
Companies are making it clear to customers that some rising prices are down to President Donald Trump‘s slew of tariffs on international trade. Why It Matters Trump announced his sweeping tariff agenda on April 2, which he dubbed “Liberation Day.” The White House says the wide-reaching tariffs have been brought in to tackle “large and […]
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Donald Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Raise Eyebrows—’Almost Getting Comical’
President Donald Trump‘s decision to exempt many electronics from newly implemented tariffs has sparked surprise from critics, with some citing recent remarks by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to quip about the latest scaling back of the controversial economic policy. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for […]
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JPMorgan Maintains 60% Recession Call Despite Trump 90-Day Tariff Pause
JPMorgan Chase maintained its forecast of a 60 percent chance of a recession despite President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 90-day pause on most U.S. “reciprocal” tariffs. That pause does not include China, however, which now faces a whopping 125 percent tariff that Trump imposed after Beijing retaliated earlier with an 84 percent tariff of […]
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Trump Admin Shrugs Off China’s 84% Tariff: ‘So What?’
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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