Punishing 25% levies on imports from America’s closest neighbors were due to come into force at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, but Trump put his two-front trade war on hold, claiming he’d scored two big wins and major concessions.

China, Russia and other countries have developed retaliatory options that could deeply hurt America’s economy and standard of living.

BBC reporters in the US, Canada and Mexico assess the fallout after Trump gets border promises in return for a 30-day pause on tariffs.

One of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances is broken. Canadians are absorbing U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and his threats to make Canada the 51st state.

These aren’t tariffs, they’re taxes, in this case, trade taxes. And these trade taxes aren’t going to be paid by China or Canada. They will be paid by American companies—like Walmart, which imports apparel,

Are we seeing the opening moves in a wider trade war, and what are the potential economic consequences?

The president’s trade assault, which makes no distinction between ally and adversary, is an assertion of U.S. dominance with significant risks.

Donald Trump made good on his promise to impose trade barriers on key US trading partners. Citing the influx of narcotics and “illegal aliens,” the president announced a 25 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada (with a 10 percent carve-out for Canadian energy imports),