4.8%. That’s how much the U.S.’ weighted average tariff rate would be if Trump implemented the country-level strategy, ...

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

Put simply, a tariff is a tax placed on the cost of importing or exporting goods by a certain country. A 60% tariff on Chinese imports would therefore be a 60% tax on the cost to import, say, computer ...

The trade war between the U.S. and China began during Trump’s last term. In 2018, his administration proposed a 25 percent ...