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November 2, 2021 | 5:26 AM

US cuts deal on steel tariffs with EU, but Sen. Toomey says more is needed

The Republican has criticized the levies ever since former President Trump authorized them in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

By An-Li Herring/WESA

June 18, 2021 | 12:16 PM

As US considers revisiting steel tariffs against the EU, Pa. manufacturers remain divided on the issue

Tariff supporters argue that critics should not blame the levies for supply-chain disruptions that COVID-19 has caused worldwide.

By An-Li Herring/WESA

February 7, 2020 | 7:02 AM

Mamma Mia! Pa. Italian food purveyors say more tariffs could be ‘devastating’

“The consumer is going to get a product which is much worse … and will be paying the same price.”

By Laura Benshoff/WHYY

Updated: January 15, 2020 | 2:18 pm

Trump signs ‘phase one’ China trade deal, but most tariffs remain in place

A year and a half after launching his trade war against China, President Trump signed a partial truce on Wednesday.

By Scott Horsley/NPR

January 2, 2020 | 5:15 AM

Farmers got billions from taxpayers in 2019, and hardly anyone objected

"'Trump money' is what we call it. "It helped a lot. And it's my understanding, they're going to do it again."

By Dan Charles/NPR

December 31, 2019 | 4:53 AM

Trump tariffs cost Pennsylvanians more than $700 million in 2019

Pennsylvanians paid at least $742 million in additional taxes in 2019 due to Trump administration tariffs, as well as the ongoing trade war with China.

By Lucy Perkins/WESA

December 13, 2019 | 10:53 AM

US and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs

But, the truce leaves unsettled the toughest and most complex issues that have divided the two sides.

By Paul Wiseman/The Associated Press

December 2, 2019 | 9:55 AM

His company makes speakers. Now, he’s speaking out, opposing tariffs

"It comes out of our bottom line and that's the money that we need to be reinvesting in new technology, in new products."

By Scott Horsley/NPR

November 7, 2019 | 5:29 AM

Pennsylvania hardwood industry feeling the effects of trade war with China

“It will affect us....We’ve dropped some employees, we’re changing how we’re doing things. But hopefully, we can survive.”

By Anne Danahy/WPSU

November 5, 2019 | 1:53 PM

Pennsylvania hardwood industry feeling the effects of trade war with China

By Anne Danahy/WPSU

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