Donald Trump's economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, struggled to justify the rationale for “punishing” new tariffs on imports from Brazil during an appearance on ABC’s This Week.Host Jonathan Karl ...

Kevin Hassett appeared to deflect questions on how the new tariff will benefit America despite the U.S. having a trade surplus with the South American country.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil on ABC News ...

Trump’s pledge to place a 50 percent tariff on all imports from the South American nation will drive up the prices of coffee ...

In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed on the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...

Brazil’s oil exports to the US face potential disruption from threatened tariffs, prompting the country and its ...

In Kerr County, Trump was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott, who on Friday announced the federal government updated Trump's ...

EU’s von der Leyen says bloc will safeguard its interests, ‘including the adoption of proportionate countermeasures’.

Doubling down on his trade wars, President Trump is threatening to raise taxes on many goods from Canada and punish Brazil ...

On the monetary front, Trump’s public feud with Powell continues to escalate, with the president blaming the Fed for slowing ...

Kevin Hassett, a top economic advisor to President Trump, was out defending the administration's threat of a 50% tariff on ...

U.S. trading partners trying to navigate the final weeks of negotiations before President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal ...