A tariff is a tax on imported goods usually aimed at protecting local jobs and industries from foreign competition. The idea is that if foreign materials and products are more expensive ...

However, a 10% tariff on all goods coming to the US from China took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday. China immediately retaliated with tariffs on some energy and metals imports. The definition ...

The Bank of England cut its key interest rate Thursday, a response to a troubling mix of stuttering economic growth, stubborn inflation and President Trump’s tariff threats. The BOE cut rates ...

Tuesday: Critics of the Tariff of 1828 called it the “Tariff of Abominations”. Resistance to it contributed to the nullification crisis of 1832. Wednesday: The Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act ...

Calm may have returned to auto shares, but when it’s Europe’s turn to face the tariff question the added issue of non-tariff barriers might quickly turn nasty. President Trump’s campaign ...

President Trump implemented the 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% additional tariff on imports from China to "hold Mexico, Canada, and China accountable to their ...

1:56 City of Calgary preparing for possibility of tariff impacts on operations Despite an announced 30-day pause on tariffs imposed by the United States, the City of Calgary is exploring potential ...

xavierarnau / Getty Images A tariff is a tax that a governing authority imposes on goods entering or leaving the country. Tariffs typically focus on a specified industry or product, and are set in ...

HONG KONG — China retaliated immediately Tuesday as a 10% U.S. tariff on all Chinese goods went into effect, announcing a series of measures including its own levies of 10% to 15% on some U.S ...

By Nikita Richardson “Tariff” is the word of the week. On Tuesday the Trump administration initiated a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods, and steeper tariffs are set to take effect next month ...