Like our predecessors in 1930, we oppose the use of tariffs as a general tool for economic policy.

He predicted in 2025 the growth rate would slow to pre-pandemic levels, while the emerging Indian middle class would be an ...

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

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

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

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 dire economic situation. Implemented to protect American farmers and manufacturers, the tariff ...

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

After promising during his election campaign to impose an immediate barrage of tariffs on US imports, President Donald Trump ...

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

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

The history of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act shows how Mr. Trump’s tariffs are likely to play out. In 1930, Utah senator Reed Smoot and Oregon representative Willis Hawley proposed a sharp ...