The Port of Oakland, Calif.: Tariffs may be here to stay, as what first seemed to be a temporary bargaining tool is starting to look like the way of the future, Ana Swanson of the NYT writes. • The U.S. now has the highest tariff rate among developed countries, outranking Canada, Germany and France, as well as China, Russia and Turkey, according to a Deutsche Bank economist. • Mr. Trump has said that he is looking “very strongly” at imposing additional levies on nearly every Chinese import, following up on new 25 percent tariffs on $250 billion worth of goods.