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Headlines 10 September 2026

How will a trade war with Canada affect Ohio?

Ohio’s economy could take a significant hit after Canadian leaders announced retaliatory tariffs Tuesday. Canada’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, promised to match American tariffs “dollar for dollar, and rate for rate.” Canada’s tariffs took effect Sept. 8.

Headlines 17 March 2026

After Trump tariffs are struck down, some Ohio businesses want their money back

Former Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is criticizing his opponent, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, over Husted’s support for sweeping tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court last month declared to be illegal.

Headlines 30 December 2025

Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows

Combined with other factors, President Donald Trump’s big tariffs on Chinese goods are costing Ohio farmers and their counterparts in other states heavily, according to a new report.

Headlines 31 October 2025

Amid tariffs, costs and prices are increasing, Cleveland Fed says

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has imposed a vast, shifting array of tariffs. Many economists predicted that they would raise costs and prices, and that seemed to be confirmed by two reports produced recently by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Headlines 2 September 2025

As Trump tariffs gyrate, economists say the impact on Ohio is murky

President Donald Trump has imposed massive tariffs on U.S. trading partners and threatened many more. Several economists said last month that it’s difficult at this point to predict their impact on the economies of Ohio and other states.

Headlines 23 July 2025

Midwest farm economies suffered while some Sun Belt states kept rolling in early 2025

Tariffs, deportations threaten economic damage in the still-thriving Southeast United States.

Headlines 9 July 2025

Trump floats high tariffs on Japan, Korea and more countries by Aug. 1

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened tariffs from 25% to 40% on all goods from seven countries, including major U.S. trade partners Japan and South Korea.

Headlines 14 May 2025

US and China hit the pause button on trade war for 90 days, as talks continue

The United States and China agreed Monday to lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, temporarily cooling a trade war but still leaving a cloud of uncertainty over businesses in the world’s two largest economies.

Headlines 7 May 2025

Businesses say Trump tariffs will raise prices and decrease demand, Cleveland Fed survey shows

Even before President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of tariffs on April 2, three fourths of businesses surveyed by

Headlines 4 May 2025

Trump’s tariffs could increase the price of Ohio craft beer

Ohio craft brewers are worried how new tariffs on aluminum, steel and malted barley could raise the price of a pint of beer or a six-pack.

In The News 8 April 2025

Markets worldwide take another dive as Trump threatens higher tariffs on China

Global markets plummeted Monday for the third consecutive trading day since President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs — and the administration gave mixed signals on meeting other nations at the negotiating table.

Headlines 30 November 2024

Trump vow to impose stiff tariffs at odds with anti-inflation campaign message, Dems say

President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he would impose harsh tariffs on the United States’ closest trading partners will work against his pledge to bring down consumer prices, Democrats in Congress and economists are warning.

Headlines 26 November 2024

A look at how tariffs, deportations and more of Trump’s proposals could affect housing costs

Americans hand over a huge chunk of their paycheck for a roof over their heads. Policymakers are looking out for indications of what President-elect Donald Trump plans to do to ease housing costs next year after an election where voters were laser-focused on the economy.