Protectionism

Its important to realize that Trumpian protectionism wasnt a response to a groundswell of public opinion. As best as I can tell from the endless series of interviews with white guys in diners who are, we all know, the only Americans who matter these voters ar…

Jeff Swensen / Stringer President Trump is suiting up to be "Tariff Man" once again. A year ago, Trump proclaimed himself a "Tariff Man" in a tweetstorm about the trade war with China. He raged about trading practices that threatened American prosperity and…

Former Union minister P Chidambaram.Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who was granted bail on Wednesday after spending 106 days in custody in the INX Media probe, expressed concerns over the economic slowdown in the country. Add…

The European Union's proposed "carbon border tax" on imports could introduce uncertain and harmful factors to otherwise friendly cooperation in climate talks, an adviser to China's negotiating team at a United Nations conference said on Wednesday. The EU's …

Editor: Attempting to excuse Pres. Trumps economically misguided protectionism, Bobby Jindal – like a rabble-rousing populist from central casting – appropriately bellows out fallacies and slays straw men (Trump Wins the Populist Patriots, Dec. 3). Consider…

Since 1850, the U.S. has gone through cycles of protectionism and antitrust activity, but the two have never coincided until now. The U.S. has shifted markedly towards protectionist policy, increasing tariffs over the past 18 months while simultaneously launc…

India, which is increasingly trying to shelter local companies, has erected regulatory hurdles over the past year for how US tech firms operate in the country (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

The Trump administration threatened the possibility of slapping additional duties of "up to 100 percent on certain French products" in response to a digital services tax France has leveled against the U.S. Interested in France? Add France as an interest to …

NEW DELHIAfter Walmart Inc. sealed a $16 billion deal last year to buy Indias biggest domestic e-commerce startup, it got some bad news. India was changing its e-commerce regulations. Foreign-owned online retailers would need to modify their supply chains an…

Indeed, USTR is exploring whether to open Section 301 investigations into the digital services taxes of Austria, Italy, and Turkey. The USTR is focused on countering the growing protectionism of EU member states, which unfairly targets U.S. companies, whether…