As Trump Squeezes the Immigrant Work Force, Employers Seek Relief

In recent weeks, managers of the nation’s resorts, plant nurseries, fish processors and racetracks started getting very worried. The Trump administration had yet to release a batch of H-2B visas — those available for seasonal businesses that often can’t find enough workers domestically to fulfill demand. Usually, the Department of Homeland Security releases them a … Read more

Inflation Remained Sticky Ahead of Trump’s Escalating Trade War, PCE Data Shows

Americans hoping for some relief on inflation suffered a setback in February, as new data showed underlying price pressures intensifying even before the latest escalation in President Trump’s trade war. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, after stripping out volatile food and energy items, climbed 2.8 percent in February from a year earlier, outpacing January’s … Read more

World Leaders React to Trump’s Auto Tariffs

new video loaded: World Leaders React to Trump’s Auto Tariffs transcript Back transcript World Leaders React to Trump’s Auto Tariffs President Trump’s announcement of 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts prompted world leaders to rebuke the decision. “It’s my solemn promise that when President Trump threatens us again, we will fight back. … Read more

With Car Tariffs, Trump Puts His Unorthodox Trade Theory to the Test

President Trump and his supporters have clashed with mainstream economists for years about the merits of tariffs. Now, the world will get to see who is right, as the president’s sweeping levies on automobiles and auto parts play out in a real-time experiment on the global economy. In Mr. Trump’s telling, tariffs have a straightforward … Read more