10 entries in the ledger
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the effect of his tariffs on consumer prices by suggesting children simply need fewer toys, saying at various points that "maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls" and...
The Trump administration announced on December 8, 2025 that it would provide $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers, with $11 billion distributed through a new USDA "Farmer Bridge Assistance" program covering row...
Costco Wholesale filed suit against the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in early December 2025, seeking a full refund of tariffs it has paid on imported goods and a block on further...
On November 14, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order eliminating tariffs on a range of food imports, including coffee, beef, bananas, tomatoes, cocoa, tea and other tropical fruits, after months of rising...
In late 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department moved toward imposing tariffs as high as 107% on pasta from more than a dozen Italian producers, including major brands like Barilla and Rummo. The rate combined broad tariffs...
On November 4, 2025, Swiss business leaders including Rolex's CEO, Richemont's chairman, and a gold-refining executive visited the White House and presented President Trump with a Rolex table clock and an engraved gold...
On October 24-25, 2025, Trump announced an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports and suspended trade talks with Canada after an Ontario government-funded ad aired during the World Series featuring audio from a 1987...
President Trump signed an executive order in late July 2025 suspending the de minimis exemption, which for decades had let shipments valued under $800 enter the U.S. duty-free and with minimal customs processing. The...
In April 2025, economists including analysts at the American Enterprise Institute identified an error in the formula the Trump administration used to calculate country-specific tariff rates. The formula assumed an...
As the Trump administration rolled out its April 2025 tariff package, it formally excluded crude oil, LNG, natural gas liquids, gasoline, diesel, and other refined fuel products from the new baseline and country-specific...