Trump’s 2018 steel tariffs brought higher prices, did little to boost jobs

Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts

Jennifer Gilkerson never imagined that her West Virginia farm’s freeze-dried fruits would get caught up in political fights in Washington, D.C.

Trump's 2018 Steel Tariffs Cost US Consumers, Companies

When President Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in his first term, he said they necessary to increase US production . But production was on the rise at the time. The real reason the industry wanted the tariffs was that higher prices on imports would let US companies raise...

Trump’s 2018 steel tariffs brought higher prices, did little to boost jobs

The U.S. president cast his 2018 levies on steel and aluminum as an effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., but studies show this did not happen