Tariffs

The U.S.-China trade war appears to be de-escalating as Beijing offers an olive branch to Washington after the tariffs' delay announced by President Donald Trump.

Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano accused Trump of unconstitutionally misappropriating funds for his border wall from federal money Congress did not approve.

President Donald Trump's tariffs on China are borne almost entirely by American consumers, the evidence shows.

Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with China has resulted in farmers losing their fourth biggest international export market for U.S. agricultural goods.

"We were bracing for the worst," financial analyst Charles Payne said Monday on the Fox News show "America's Newsroom."

"Larry, those words came out of Boris Johnson's mouth," CNN anchor Brianna Kielar pushed back. "How do you argue with that?"

Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo blamed the U.S. news media for emboldening the Chinese government to push back against President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war.

The president made the remarks after the Dow Jones fell by 623 points Friday, a drop sparked by Trump tweets from earlier in the day.

"It's been very devastating to rural America," Gary Wertish said.

The campaign website warns customers they should "anticipate a delay in delivery due to overwhelming support."

Does a global economic slowdown, the China trade war, and an inverted yield curve on Treasurys equal a recession for the American economy?

"Today we've got a United States who's at economic war with most of the rest of the world," Lawrence Summers said.

The trade official previously argued that Chinese manufacturers were decreasing prices significantly to compensate for the additional import levies.

President Donald Trump played down the impact of his tariffs on goods from China as he delayed the next hike on some consumer products until Christmas.

"They've got to start being a partner. They're not a partner. So I think anything we raise in tariffs, we ought to give back to the rank and public in tax reductions so it doesn't impact American families. We've got to help American farmers open up more markets around the world," Scott said.

"Are you listening Federal Reserve? This is a major violation which will greatly weaken China over time!" Trump Tweeted

"A lot of people are hoping that maybe the backchannels [between U.S. and Chinese negotiators] are being used right now," Charles Payne said.

"If the U.S. were to implement 25% tariffs on all imports from China for 4-6 months and China were to respond with countermeasures, we believe we would see the global economy entering recession in three quarters."

"Look at this chart from the Trump Labor Department," Chris Wallace said. "The yellow line shows that the consumer price of tariffed goods has risen dramatically since the president started imposing them."

This week, the president announced yet another round of tariffs on Chinese imports.

Federal prosecutors revealed a previously sealed indictment against a Chinese aluminum magnate which contained allegations of global money laundering.

"Apple will not be given Tariff wavers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China," the president tweeted, from his Apple iPhone.

No other country on the planet can match our overall economic strength —without cheating, anyway. Unfortunately, some countries do cheat.

The founders weren't exactly free traders.

An AP-Norc poll found that just 17 percent of Americans believe they received a tax break under President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' $1.2 trillion plan, which passed in 2017.

"President Trump is bringing his secret one page agreement with Mexico to Iowa," Joe Biden tweeted, after President Donald Trump help up a folded piece of paper to White House reporters on Tuesday.

"If the United States only wants to escalate trade frictions, we will resolutely respond and fight to the end."

"Look, this is classic Trump, spinning up a conflict that fires up his base but that destabilizes one of our critical alliances."

The ambassador would only say that she expects Mexico to import more American goods in the near future.

"What you need is comprehensive trade policies which represent the working people of this country, and not just the CEOs of large corporations," the 2020 presidential candidate said.