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"Illinois farmers value certainty. But in the past 100 days, uncertainty is up, stress levels are up, costs are up," writes Sen. Dick Durbin.
Washington’s trade tariffs pose a “real challenge” to European nations as they look to hike defense spend, Barclays CEO said.
For investors who saw agreements to lower these barriers as a way to end the trade war, this week’s deal with Britain isn’t encouraging. On Thursday, Washington said “the U.K. will reduce or ...
President Donald Trump’s tariffs aim to revive U.S. manufacturing and the cities where it happens. But in Belvidere, Illinois ...
Produce from warm climates can’t be reshored to the U.S. for year-round consumption, like some industrial and consumer goods.
Joe Janzen, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, said the commodity markets have largely shaken off the ...
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again ...
The U.S. had been slapping fresh 145% tariffs on products coming into the country from China. Meanwhile, China responded with ...
A riskier part of the fixed-income market appears relatively stable despite hand-wringing over a global trade war, as President Donald Trump marks his 100th day in the White House on Tuesday.
For many retailers that rely on goods made in China and elsewhere outside of the U.S., near-constant fluctuations have made ...
"With a 1% to 2% increase in Chinese households' consumption as a share of GDP, these can more than offset the impact of the tariffs imposed by ... job or some free time before I go." Before the trade ...
Meanwhile, the top four ports that rely on China are on the West Coast. The trade war between the United States and China has escalated in recent weeks with tariffs on Chinese goods reaching 145% ...