Tariffs have become President Donald Trump's favored economic move, prompting a lot of folks to ask what it is they even do.

However, analysis by Bloomberg Economics shows that the new tariffs could reduce overall U.S. imports by 15 percent. While the Washington, DC-based Tax Foundation estimates that the tariffs will ...

Many economists and other trade experts say tariffs are not beneficial. The Peterson Institute for International Economics points out that tariffs "have a poor record" of sparking a resurgence in ...

Fed officials cited uncertainty about Trump's economic policies, including tariffs, among the reasons for their newly cautious approach. Trump has called for the Fed to lower its influential ...