As a Republican congressman from Ohio, he erroneously believed that tariffs would make the U.S. more prosperous and spearheaded the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which imposed an average 50 percent ...

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. See how those policies affected everyday Americans in ...

President-elect Donald Trump claims he can unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports. The reality is more complicated, according to trade experts.

Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

A constitutional law professor representing a pro-Trump think tank believes the Tariff Act of 1930, otherwise known as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, authorizes the president's tariffs.

Description This lesson details the history of U.S. tariff policy and features American Historical Association Communications & Public Affairs Director Alexandra Levy, economics professor Douglas ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European officials are increasingly resigned to a 10% rate on "reciprocal" tariffs being the baseline in any trade deal between the United States and the European Union, five ...

Fed policymakers on Wednesday projected two quarter-point rate cuts this year but a slower pace of future easing as they estimated higher inflation flowing from the tariff agenda.

The most notable example we have to look to is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which raised U.S. tariffs on thousands of imports.

Senator Maria Cantwell marked the 95th anniversary of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act by introducing a resolution warning against repeating its economic mistakes. She highlighted its role in worsening ...

The agreement doesn't immediately lower steel tariffs to zero as the two leaders agreed in May, so imports of U.K. steel will still face a 25% duty.