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

A better economic strategy starts with relaunching talks with trading partners to lower international trade barriers.

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

It’s important to remember the Canadian economy did not collapse before free trade, despite being circumvallated by tariff ...

The impact of tariffs on the Great Depression remains a cautionary tale about the dangers of economic protectionism during times of financial distress. Among the most infamous examples is the ...

The Journalist's Resource and Econofact recently hosted a webinar on covering tariffs. Watch the recording and read key ...

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

Similar tariffs in 1930 destroyed global trade and intensified the Great Depression. The history of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act shows how Mr. Trump’s tariffs are likely to play out. In 1930 ...

Alan Beattie talks to Doug Irwin, economics professor at Dartmouth College and the author of several books on trade ...

Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has called for dialogue and restraint in response to tariff ...

The conversation spanned a variety of topics, including the impact of the current political climate on precious metals ...

World Trade Organisation chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged nations Thursday to keep calm over tariffs, warning that a ...