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Trade War Losers

Aluminum sheet, pesticides among industries adversely affected.

The results are in and several industries have fared worse than others in the ongoing US-China trade wars, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve, which concluded that President Donald Trump’s strategy to use import tariffs to protect and boost US manufacturers backfired and led to job losses and higher prices.   “We find that the 2018 tariffs are associated with relative reductions in manufacturing employment and relative increases in producer prices,” concluded Fed Economists Aaron ...

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