US Treasury’s Bessent lays out a ‘doctrine’ steeped in economic self-reliance
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Bessent signaled confidence in newly installed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh during remarks Tuesday, and predicted that inflation will retreat as the Iran conflict subsides. Photographer: Krisanne Johnson/Bloomberg
The duties Trump imposed on American importers haven’t sparked an industrial renaissance
Cranes and shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. President Donald Trump imposed a 10% global tariff on foreign goods, moving quickly to preserve his trade agenda after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the levies he imposed last year. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
A president known for calling climate change a hoax is threatening Brazil with tariffs over deforestation
Ken Custer, owner of Custer Farms, from left, US President Donald Trump, and Joe Thomas, owner of Hall of Fame Farms, during a roundtable at Custer Farms Inc. in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, US, on Friday, June 5, 2026. Trump said that farmers would see “good things” happen in the coming months, as the president sought to bolster his relationship an agriculture industry who have been battered by his tariffs as well as high fuel and fertilizer costs triggered by his war with Iran. Photographer: Steven Garcia/Bloomberg
Jamieson Greer takes his defense of Trump’s tariffs to the heart of globalization’s intellectual base
Jamieson Greer, US trade representative, during a Bloomberg Television interview during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
The meeting was long on good vibes. The question now is, how long will they last?
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 15, 2026. Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing's leadership compound on Friday, kickstarting a second day of talks that kept relations on an even keel but have yielded limited deals so far. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg
Big economies managing ties with the US and China are struggling to withstand shocks from both
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Xi Jinping, China's president, shake hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Trump said China is taking advantage of American workers and American companies with unfair trade practices, but he blamed his predecessors in the White House rather than China for allowing the massive U.S. trade deficit to grow. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
His strategy with Iran involves familiar moves aimed at maximizing leverage
US President Donald Trump during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran are "going well" ahead of a Tuesday night deadline to agree to a deal, even as he insisted that freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz must be part of any agreement. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage from the Iran war.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage from the Iran war.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage from the Iran war.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage from the Iran war.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage from the Iran war.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are historically beacons of free trade, capitalism and financial market wisdom. But at their spring meetings, the emerging theme has a contrarian vibe: Investors are underestimating the economic damage from the Iran war.
The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its forecasts for global growth as a result of the war in Iran, and sees danger in a world economy that’s ill-equipped to respond to shocks, the Fund’s chief said in an interview Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its forecasts for global growth as a result of the war in Iran, and sees danger in a world economy that’s ill-equipped to respond to shocks, the Fund’s chief said in an interview Tuesday.
Trump’s plans were significantly scaled back after markets plunged, reflecting inflationary and growth threats from import taxes
US President Donald Trump holds a reciprocal tariffs poster during a tariff announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Trump plans to roll out tariffs on global trading partners, the centerpiece of his effort to bring back manufacturing to the US and reshape a world trade system he has long decried as unfair. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
Four in 10 US counties shrank last year as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continued to stifle the nation’s main source of population growth.
Four in 10 US counties shrank last year as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continued to stifle the nation’s main source of population growth.
People stand in front of a US flag on a screen in Times Square in New York. Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
Four in 10 US counties shrank last year as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continued to stifle the nation’s main source of population growth.
Four in 10 US counties shrank last year as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continued to stifle the nation’s main source of population growth.
People stand in front of a US flag on a screen in Times Square in New York. Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
With a Monday deadline to reopen the key waterway, Iran was showing no signs of capitulating
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Commander in Chiefs trophy presentation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. Trump again lashed out at military allies for not joining the war on Iran or helping to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, expressing frustration as the Islamic Republic kept up attacks on Gulf energy assets. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
The US president is layering the joint economic and political shock of his war on top of that of his tariffs.
The MSC Emma container ship on the dockside at the Port of Felixstowe in Felixstowe, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Inflation will be higher in the UK than any other major advanced economy both this year and next, surpassing the US despite the impact of tariffs, according to the International Monetary Fund. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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