Trump’s trade war is not worth it

The tariff war waged against the world by U.S. President Donald Trump has had numerous negative consequences for the first economy: widespread falls on Wall Street, a worrying deterioration of the U.S. debt market, the devaluation of the dollar, a decline in growth for this year predicted by the IMF and the imposition of tariffs by third countries in retaliation. Despite this wealth of bad news, the White House clings as a castaway to a table in…

David Silverberg: ‘The damage has been done:’ Trump’s tariff tantrums have evaporated trust in America

Like an erratic, moody friend, the U.S. president’s trade war is unpredictable, writes David Silverberg. This could spell trouble for nations like Canada inextricably linked to a U.S. dollar falling

Trump’s trade war is not worth it

President Donald Trump might be the deal-making genius he and his supporters claim he is, but so far genius and chaos look similar. Trump’s tearing up trade deals and slapping tariffs onto most of the countries in the world. He’s trying to pressure the Federal Reserve chairman to lower interest rates. And he’s imposing massive pain on the stock market to accomplish his goals of reviving U.S. manufacturing and, I don’t know, something amorphous a…

Letter: There are much better fair trade strategies than tariffs

Tariff wars à la Trump are not the solution. In the long run, they will harm national economies and standards of living, at home and abroad.

Trump's trade war is hurting all businesses worldwide. Contradictory statements from Trump and China are adding to the confusion in the world. Twelve US states have challenged the president's authority to announce tariffs.