tariffs

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The two leaders' last meeting produced a tentative trade truce after a frenzy of tit-for-tat tariffs in 2025.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The company’s results were hurt by higher costs, resulting mostly from higher tariffs and product-price inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

“They showed they could weather the storm and the administration had to climb down from the tariffs and spend most of the past year trying to mollify China.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

More likely is the concept of a “board of trade” that focuses on nonsensitive goods, facilitates dialogue and potentially paves the way to reducing tariffs on $30 billion to $50 billion of goods.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“I reckon it was the slaves and tariffs and things. I never thought about it much.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee