Tony Romm

Washington, D.C., United States

Economic Policy Reporter at The New York Times

economic policy and accountability reporter @washingtonpost, tracking corporate influence in politics. he/him. comments/tips: tony dot romm at washpost dot com.

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Casa Branca pedirá ao Congresso que corte financiamento de emissoras públicas dos EUA

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Benjamin Mullin |Tony Romm |Jonathan Swan
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mullin |Tony Romm |Jonathan Swan

The White House is planning toask Congress to claw back more than $1 billion slated for public broadcasting in the United States, according to two people briefed on the plan, a move that could ultimately eliminate almost all federal support for NPR and PBS. The plan is to request that Congress rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed company that funds public media organizations across the United States, one of the people said.
Trump indica possibilidade de tarifas sobre chips de computador e medicamentos

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ana Swanson |Tony Romm
Trump Signals Semiconductor Tariffs Are Coming 'Very Soon'

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ana Swanson |Tony Romm

Mr. Trump has abruptly raised and lowered many tariff rates over the past week, roiling financial markets and changing the stakes for companies globally. The president announced a program of global, "reciprocal" tariffs on April 2, including high levies on countries that make many electronics, like Vietnam. But after turmoil in the bond market, he paused those global tariffs for 90 days so his government could carry out trade negotiations with other countries.
Trump aides signal new tariffs on chips, saying exclusions are temporary - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Tony Romm

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration signaled Sunday that it would pursue new tariffs on the powerful computer chips inside smartphones and other technologies, just two days after it excluded a variety of electronics from the steep import taxes recently applied on goods arriving from China.
Trump signals new tariffs on chips, calling electronics exclusions temporary

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Tony Romm |Ana Swanson |Tripp Mickle |NYT Business

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he would pursue new tariffs on the powerful computer chips inside smartphones and other technologies, just two days after his administration excluded a variety of electronics from the steep import taxes recently applied on goods arriving from China.
Trump Reverses Course on Global Tariffs, Announcing 90-Day Pause

1 week ago | myheraldreview.com | Ana Swanson |Tony Romm

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party and raised fears of a recession. Just hours after he put punishing levies into place on nearly 60 countries, the president said he would pause them for 90 days. But Trump did not extend that pause to China, opting instead to raise tariffs again on all Chinese imports, bringing those taxes to 125%.
Markets Soar After Trump Backs Down on Tariffs

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Alan Rappeport |Ana Swanson |Tony Romm |Joe Rennison

Share Stocks soared on Wednesday after President Trump abruptly announced he would back down on his “reciprocal” tariffs for 90 days, with the S&P 500 rising 9.5 percent — its sharpest single-day gain since October 2008.Wall Street’s gleeful embrace of the policy reversal reflected relief that Mr. Trump would not follow through with most of his plans for the tariffs, which had sent markets into a tailspin and threatened to upend global trade.While many countries would have their tariffs...
Trump reverses course on global tariffs, announcing 90-day pause

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Ana Swanson |Tony Romm

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party and raised fears of a recession. Just hours after he put punishing levies into place on nearly 60 countries, the president said he would pause them for 90 days. But Trump did not extend that pause to China, opting instead to raise tariffs again on all Chinese imports, bringing those taxes to a whopping 125%.
Trump suspende sus aranceles por 90 días, pero aumenta los de China

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ana Swanson |Tony Romm

Ahora casi todos los socios comerciales de EE. UU. se enfrentan a un arancel general del 10 por ciento, excepto China, que tiene un impuesto del 125 por ciento. El miércoles, el presidente Donald Trump dio un drástico giro en la imposición de los aranceles que han conmocionado a los mercados a nivel mundial, además de inquietar a miembros de su propio partido y suscitar el temor a una recesión.