The president says “jobs and factories will come roaring back” because of his trade policies, but the economic story of the American 21st century has also been shaped by the deliberate pursuit of freer trade.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
As Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Economic Uncertainty, the Fed Debates Its Next Steps
The central bank’s outreach to companies has taken on new significance as the outlook for growth and inflation gets cloudier.
Hope for a Trump Energy Boom Is Marred by Anxiety About Tariffs
Energy executives meeting in Houston expressed concerns about President Trump’s trade and economic policy even as they praised him and his administration.
2 Troubled Carmakers, Nissan and Stellantis, Could Be Hit Hardest by Tariffs
A possible 25 percent levy on goods from Canada and Mexico is likely to raise the prices consumers pay for new cars and trucks, and disrupt complex supply chains.
Apple Plans to Invest $500 Billion in U.S. as Trump Tariffs Loom
The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The Texas facility is set to open in 2026.
Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker.
Trump Prepares to Take On the US Trade Deficit, a Familiar Nemesis
The trade deficit has long drawn the president’s ire. Now, he’s preparing to take it on again.
Why These Companies in Louisville, Ky., Fear Trump’s Tariffs
American companies intent on making goods in the United States are fretting over the impact of tariffs on their access to parts and raw materials.
Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
Ties between the United States and Mexico have deepened over 30 years of free trade, creating both benefits and irritants.
How TSMC’s Arizona Chip Plant Seeded a Tiny Taipei in the Desert
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a global tech giant, brought thousands of workers from Asia to the Phoenix suburbs for jobs at a plant that the Biden administration helped fund.