The United States’ effective tariff rate has surged to 17.6 per cent, the highest level since 1934, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of steep new levies on imports from 14 ...

In his new round of tariffs being announced this week, Trump is essentially tethering the entire world economy to his ...

While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 is up 0.2% to 39,764 ... The sluggish trading came as the market was coming off a broad sell-off following the Trump administration’s decision to impose new import tariffs on more ...