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"Other trading partners observing these threats will have the same mistrust of the negotiation process," experts argue.
The astonishing rebound in stocks since early April largely reflects investors' bet that U.S. President Donald Trump won't follow through on his tariff threats.
The Trump administration and many market observers are offering diametrically opposed explanations for why dramatic tariff threats have been met by a ho-hum market reaction. Both can't be right.
The president’s supporters portray him as a top dealmaker. But, at least for now, far more trading partners have gotten stiff tariffs than trade deals.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visits Washington for talks with President Trump on various geopolitical issues, including tariffs and military aid to Ukraine. Trump's tariff threats against the EU and Mexico,
Trump’s tendency to back off deadlines threatens to weaken his hand, and his use of a novel legal theory to underpin much of his trade agenda opened him up to a legal challenge that might send the trade agenda back to the drawing board.
Shares have opened mostly higher in Europe following gains in Asian markets despite lingering worries about President Donald Trump’s latest updates to his tariffs