As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs,

The president is promising widespread, worldwide tariffs to take effect this week but no one is entirely sure what he means by that yet.

China says the U.S. is using tariffs to "seek selfish gains." President Donald Trump defended the tariffs he imposed on trading partners but acknowledged some problems in a meeting with his Cabinet on Thursday.

The announcement of Donald Trump's so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on 2 April - what he called "liberation day" - sent a shockwave through the global trading system and financial markets. And the President's 90-day pause on some of these tariffs on 9 April set off a relief rally in stock markets.

Some European Central Bank officials were more pessimistic and estimated the impact of the U.S. tariffs on the EU economy at between 0.5% and 1.0% of GDP, depending on how the tra

A number of import taxes are still in place, and with many back-and-forth tariff actions and threats, it can be tough to keep track of where things stand.

From the daily newsletter: how turbulence in the bond market likely inspired the Administration’s change of course.

President Donald Trump's tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including huge 104% duties on Chinese goods. Trump nearly doubled duties on Chinese imports, which had been set at 54% last week,

U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily.

Canada and Mexico also have some goods that now have 25% tariffs attached. But that could all change in the blink of an eye, depending on our fascist president’s whims. If nothing else, Trump’s inconsistency and incredibly ridiculous rationalizations have provided an opportunity for a laugh because these were some of the most amusing memes we’ve seen this week.