tariffs

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Many of the price complaints in business surveys are classic supply constraints: tariffs; Persian Gulf energy volatility; construction materials; tight skilled labor and AI-driven bottlenecks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Employment in manufacturing was steady compared with a year earlier, but down by about 44,000 from January 2025 after being squeezed by uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The U.S. said it would impose new tariffs on 60 countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

We’re not talking about the impact on the international economy from putting tariffs in place.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

He had heard talk of tariffs, of slave states and free ones, of a violent old man named John Brown, and during the past winter, of states seceding from the Union.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt