Trump’s tariff war – a timeline of key announcements and events
by Richard Partington and Lucy Swan from US news | The Guardian on (#6WBPH)
US president's erratic approach has fuelled a dizzying array of tariff measures, before pausing or changing them, prompting a chaotic series of responses
Donald Trump is sending shock waves through the global economy by waging trade wars with the US's traditional allies and enemies alike.
The president is using tariffs - border taxes levied on imports - to tackle what he sees as unfair" trading practices by US trading partners. The aim is to promote US manufacturing by making foreign imports more expensive; to raise revenue, and to use tariffs as a bargaining chip with trading partners.
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