Damian Paletta

The president warned that it could damage the U.S. economy.

Aides scrabbled to fulfill Trump’s declaration that China is a currency manipulator.

Hold on tariffs on cellphones, laptops, footwear reflects concerns about trade war’s potential effect on the U.S. economy.

The treasury secretary had repeatedly refused to pin China with such a designation.

Administration officials are not actively planning for a recession because they do not believe one will occur, and they worry that making such plans would validate a negative narrative about the economy and precipitate a crash, according to people involved in internal discussions.

The president said in a tweet that he would pass a “major” middle-class tax cut, the latest in a string of varying tax pledges that he has made in the past week.

Agriculture will be a key element, Trump said. It was unclear whether any auto tariffs were in play.

The president said there was progress with Beijing. Japan raised questions about the status of a new deal.

In a new recession, the mortgages could cost taxpayers billions.

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