Trump struggles with mixed economic message

Trump’s Weak Position on Trade

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

Trump to Americans: Buy Less, Pay More and Endure the Pain of His Tariffs

President Trump is now telling Americans to expect a tougher economic reality. With his tariffs on foreign goods, he’s signaling that prices are going up, and that ordinary Americans will bear the brunt of the pain. For weeks, Trump and his economic team insisted that the tariffs would only cause temporary disruption and that the markets would eventually settle. But now, his message has shifted sharply from his campaign promise of lowering price…

St. Thomas gets huge tariff update on Volkswagen's planned 3,000-worker plant

Volkswagen has dodged the tariff and trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. and its manufacturing plant being built in St. Thomas will proceed full speed ahead, the city’s economic development boss says.

Trump struggles with mixed economic message

President Trump and his economic team are experimenting with a hodgepodge of messaging tactics to sell his tariff policy as it struggles to appease concerns over rising prices. Trump this week began likening himself to a shopkeeper. Meanwhile, his Treasury secretary said young girls would be better off than their parents if they had fewer dolls this Christmas. The contorting doesn’t seem to be landing with some Republicans or the public where po…

Here's where Trump's trade talks stand

President Donald Trump has said he's in no hurry to sign a trade deal. His 90-day pause has just over two months remaining.Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said he's in no rush to sign a trade deal.His 90-day pause will run out on July 9.The US seems close to deals with some countries, with an announcement expected Thursday.President Donald Trump is running out of time to cut trade deals before the 90-day pause on his so-called …

Trump team says the president is using “strategic uncertainty” to his advantage

WASHINGTON — The more President Donald Trump talks about his efforts to reach deals with America's trading partners, the more confusing the tariff picture gets. His team seems good with that, saying Trump is using “strategic uncertainty” to his advantage.