Joseph J. Thorndike examines how tariff policy in the 19th century slowed the introduction of the modern income tax.

According to Reuters, Trump proposed a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports and a 60% levy on Chinese-made products.

What he’s doing with import fees is a result of a lost consensus about how the United States should interact with other ...

President Trump recently instituted new tariffs on two allies and one adversary: 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% ...

Here’s how current events are mirroring a key point in U.S. history that led to a trade war and exacerbated the Great Depression, according to economists.

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

Almost every president between then and Trump has favored trade liberalization, whereas Trump is talking about taking us back to protective tariffs," Phillip Magness, a senior fellow at the ...

Tariff disputes are causing volatility under the new administration, but investors should have two bigger worries right now.

President Donald Trump doubled down on his extraordinary push for more balanced trade, ordering on Thursday that agencies should investigate plans for new reciprocal tariffs that could boost America’s ...

"Tariffs are typically imposed for protection or revenue purposes," she said. "A protective tariff increases the price of imported goods relative to domestic goods, encouraging consumers to buy ...