Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty

While some economic experts have criticized the Trump administration's use of tariffs to compel countries to the negotiating table, new trade deals could help the president justif

If the US president moderates his tariff war against China, or if value networks find ways of “ China-washing ” exports to the US via third countries, the same can happen in reverse. Only if Trump is determined to keep ratcheting up protection to stop imports will trade and the economy fail to recover.

Top US officials are set to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation in Switzerland in the first major talks between the two nations since Trump sparked a trade war with stiff tariffs on imports.

President Trump’s new tariffs are kicking in across the economy, raising costs for many importers and manufacturers. The levies include a 10%, across-the-board tariff on imports from nearly every country,