Federica Cocco

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Maham Javaid |Federica Cocco

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Miami International Airport, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) AP The barrage of tariffs President Donald Trump levied this week, which sent shock waves through global markets, sparked pledges to retaliate from key U.S. trading partners but few immediate moves to intensify the global trade war the White House appears eager to pursue.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Federica Cocco |Aaron Wiener

D.C.-area job losses happening faster than during covid, data suggests (washingtonpost.com) D.C.-area job losses happening faster than during covid, data suggests By Federica Cocco; Aaron Wiener 2025040420173500 Job losses in the D.C. area appear to be steeper than at the same point in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was ravaging the economy, a Washington Post analysis of available layoff data shows, though the full impacts of the Trump administration's federal spending cuts are still not...

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Maham Javaid |Federica Cocco

Here’s how countries have responded to Trump’s tariffs (washingtonpost.com) Here’s how countries have responded to Trump’s tariffs By Maham Javaid; Federica Cocco 2025040415354600 The barrage of tariffs President Donald Trump levied last week, which sent shock waves through global markets, sparked pledges to retaliate from key U.S. trading partners but few made immediate moves to intensify the global trade war the White House appears eager to pursue.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Andrew Ackerman |Federica Cocco

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick holds a chart as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on Wwednesday. AP Economists say the crude formula the White House used to calculate what it’s calling “reciprocal tariffs” is too simplistic to achieve its goal of wiping out U.S. trade deficits - and, for that matter, they say that goal doesn’t make sense, either.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrew Ackerman |Federica Cocco

Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense (washingtonpost.com) Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense By Andrew Ackerman; Federica Cocco 2025040317213500 Economists say the crude formula the White House used to calculate what it's calling "reciprocal tariffs" is too simplistic to achieve its goal of wiping out U.S. trade deficits — and, for that matter, they say that goal doesn't make sense, either.