Global Markets Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs

Global Markets Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs

Markets around the world braced for volatile trading on Monday as investors began to assess the potential fallout from President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. On Monday, markets in Japan and South Korea were more than 2 percent lower. The Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted index slumped around 4 percent. Overnight trading…

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Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs

Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs

President Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing sweeping tariffs on the country’s three largest trading partners, a move that risks unleashing a damaging trade war. Trade wars were a feature of Mr. Trump’s first term in the White House, too. But his latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, which are set to take…

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Why Trump Is Imposing Tariffs on Mexico

Why Trump Is Imposing Tariffs on Mexico

President Trump on Saturday ordered 25 percent tariffs on all Mexican exports to the United States and a similar levy on all Canadian goods, except for a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy. His move sent shock waves through both nations, whose leaders have warned that the tariffs will harm all three countries and disrupt…

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