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Tariff Red Flags We Shouldn't Ignore From The Great Depression
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 kneecapped America's ability to escape the Great Depression, and today's trade wars look ...
Would Trump tariffs ‘kill the Canadian economy completely’? Not even close
It’s important to remember the Canadian economy did not collapse before free trade, despite being circumvallated by tariff ...
When the U.S. Hit Canada With Steep Tariffs Before, Canada Had a Plan B
But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.
Startups In Trump’s World Of Tariffs: 5 Things To Keep In Mind
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, during the Great Depression, shaped how U.S. industries developed, and not only for the ...
Peninsula Daily News3d
LETTER: Tariffs are a mistake
Among the most infamous examples is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which exacerbated an already dire economic situation. Implemented to protect American farmers and manufacturers, the tariff ...
Tom Still: Why tariffs have traction, even if economists and others don’t like them
Kurt Bauer, president and chief executive officer of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, notes that while WMC’s members may ...
Opinion
Clark: Tariffs won't help expand economic opportunity
High tariffs have also consistently reduced American exports and imports. Why? They reduce the buying power of foreign consumers of U.S. goods, invite retaliation by foreign governments, and shift ...
Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be 'catastrophic', WTO chief says
The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Las Vegas Sun4d
Technology and capitalism, not tariffs, are what expand opportunity
The new Trump administration rightly aims to create millions more good jobs in growing industries in America. Higher tariffs aren’t the way to do it ...
TheCable1d
Okonjo-Iweala warns against trade war, encourages dialogue over tariffs
Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has called for dialogue and restraint in response to tariff ...
WTO Chief Warns Against 'Catastrophic' Tit-for-tat Tariffs
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged nations Thursday to keep calm over tariffs, warning that a tit-for-tat trade war would be "catastrophic" for the world economy.