Tariffs
One tariff ends, another begins
The tariff refund boost to earnings
Tariff refunds mean more government borrowing
Who deserves the tariff refund?
Tax Day: Refunds from the IRS — and from Customs
Steel tariffs just got a lot bigger
Tariffs go up, refunds go out
Who gets the $166bn tariff refund?
The invalidation of IEEPA border tariffs triggered an immediate, high-stakes financial scramble across corporate boardrooms: who gets the staggering $166 billion cash refund?
Tariffs raise $30bn a month. Not for long?
Federal customs collections reached an eye-popping run-rate of $30 billion per month in early 2026, anchoring federal revenue at historic highs.
Super Bowl: Shoppers wait for the tariff verdict
Trump's tariff threat over Greenland
Tariffs are now funding the government
Companies brace for a tariff refund
Thanksgiving: Beef, tariffs and the holiday table
As American families gathered for Thanksgiving dinner, the centerpiece roast and after-dinner coffee served as a live quantitative case study in the rapid pass-through dynamics of trade policy rollbacks.
What if the tariffs have to be refunded?
The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on 5 November in the landmark challenge to the administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose across-the-board border tariffs.
America and China call a truce, again
Washington and Beijing stunned international financial markets once again by announcing a comprehensive bilateral trade de-escalation on 4 November, rolling back punitive tariffs and suspending retaliatory export controls.
Diwali: The rupee hits a record low
As millions celebrated Diwali, the Indian rupee sank to an unprecedented historic low of 88.8 per US dollar.
India hit with 50% tariffs
Washington’s protectionist offensive expanded aggressively into South Asia, as the administration levied a sudden 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports, with an initial 25 per cent tranche taking effect on 27 August.
Back to school: Tariffs hit the shopping list
As American families prepared for the annual back-to-school shopping season, retail store shelves delivered an unvarnished lesson in commercial trade economics.
Copper tariffs, with a twist
Tariffs finally show up in prices
The statistical debate over tariff inflation was officially settled by the June consumer price index, as tariffed goods categories recorded aggressive, undeniable price accelerations.
Tariffs are raising $27bn a month
Official customs revenue reports confirmed a historic fiscal milestone: federal border duties generated an astonishing $27 billion in gross tariff receipts during the month of June alone.
Trump's tariff letters arrive
Diplomatic subtlety was officially abandoned as formal executive tariff letters landed on the desks of foreign heads of state across Tokyo and Seoul on 7 July.
Prime Day: Four days of discounts, and tariffs
Amazon’s annual Prime Day shopping event expanded into an unprecedented four-day commercial extravaganza, offering millions of aggressive digital promotions.
Tariffs still aren't showing up in prices
The release of the May consumer price index, showing headline inflation advancing at a restrained 2.4 per cent year-on-year, once again confounded expectations of an immediate tariff-induced inflationary surge.
Steel tariffs double
The White House delivered an unexpected and severe escalation in its metals protection doctrine, doubling baseline tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25 per cent to a staggering 50 per cent, effective 4 June.
Where are the tariff price rises?
Despite months of aggressive protectionist rhetoric and escalating border levies, official consumer price data continues to defy stagflationary warnings.
Tariffs haven't dented Big Tech's AI spending
As industrial manufacturers, retail chains, and automotive conglomerates slashed capital budgets under the cloud of escalating trade wars, Silicon Valley’s technology titans remained totally insulated.
Tax Day: The biggest tax rise in decades isn't in the tax code
On Tax Day, American corporations and households were reminded that the largest federal revenue expansion in modern history was enacted without a single vote in the House Ways and Means Committee.
145%: a tariff that stops trade
The formula behind Trump's tariffs
The White House’s formalization of a mathematical formula tying bilateral tariff rates directly to merchandise trade deficits sent equity markets into a tailspin, with the S&P 500 plunging 4.8 per cent on 3 April.
Liberation Day: what to expect
Dubbed 'Liberation Day' by administration trade strategists, the scheduled expiration of multi-decade international tariff agreements presents global supply chains with an unprecedented scenario tree.
