At a cabinet meeting several days ago, Donald Trump claimed that many countries were bending the knee to him over trade policy. "We'll give you access to our markets, we'll give you everything," these ...

For the first nine months of fiscal 2025, U.S. customs duty collections reached $113.3 billion on a gross basis and $108 billion net, nearly double the prior year’s take.

US tariffs have helped produce a surprise $US27 billion budget surplus for June, a turnaround from a $71 billion deficit for ...