Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

The trade relationship between the United States and Mexico, crucial and intricate, has been shaped by the USMCA. However, ...

Together with tax historian Joe Thorndike, we're going to walk through a brief history of tariffs in the United States. Joe, to get started, tell us about that very first tariff law back in 1789.

The chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers said that some countries that are negotiating with the U.S. could ...

Tariffs had made up some 90% of U.S. government revenue before the Civil War, but that figure decreased to around 50% with the advent of new taxes to fund the war effort, according to History.com.

Since then, the U.S. has used tariffs to achieve three broad goals, said Douglas Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College and past president of the Economic History Association.

The U.S. has used tariffs since its founding in the 18th century. They were primarily a way to raise revenue in the nation's early days. Later, tariffs were largely used to restrict imports or as ...

US Tariff History and Global Economic Impact May 13, 2025 — 02:33 pm EDT Written by Taylor Sohns MBA, CIMA®, CFP® for Due.com -> ...

How Trump's proposed tariffs could impact your wallet 05:32. President-elect Donald Trump made claims about the history of U.S. tariff collection as he defended his plan to raise tariffs on goods ...

Over multiple decades, no asset class has delivered a higher average annual return to investors than stocks. But despite this ...

America’s history of high tariffs actually continued well after 1913, however, and Trump’s take on what sparked the Great Depression — and Hoover-era Washington’s response to it — don ...

Trump learns the wrong lessons from tariff history. The president’s supporters say they worked well last time. But today’s economy is different. Updated February 3, 2025. 4 min.