The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 kneecapped America's ability to escape the Great Depression, and today's trade wars look ...

President Trump should not pursue rash Day 1 tariffs after his inauguration is over. The market shock will be severe.

But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.

Among the most infamous examples is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which exacerbated an already ... faced even harsher conditions as foreign markets closed. The ripple effects of these policies ...

The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, during the Great Depression, shaped how U.S. industries developed, and not only for the ...

Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. This retaliatory import tax raised rates on thousands of items by an average 20%, furthering the effects of the Great Depression. These are but a few ...

Many economists believe that tariffs averaging 20% under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 contributed to the Great Depression. A better economic strategy starts with relaunching talks with trading ...

Many people are not worried about the recent tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. Yet members of Congress, governors from both ...

Iweala, urged nations to avoid retaliatory trade wars, warning of devastating impacts on global growth. Speaking at Davos, Okonjo-Iweala referenced the 1930s protectionist measures and called for calm ...