The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50%

"Any measure to unilaterally raise tariffs will be responded to in accordance with Brazil's Economic Reciprocity Law," Lula's office said in a statement. (Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Writing by Isabel Teles;

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to Asia since taking office, reassuring them it is a priority for Washington despite President Donald Trump's tariff offensive.

Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia

President Trump’s ever-swerving tariff regime has taken more sharp turns this week.On July 7, his administration pushed back some of its most punishing duties by three more weeks to August, following a 90-day delay.

President Donald Trump on Monday began sending letters to dozens of countries around the world, informing them of what tariff rate imports from their countries to the U.S. will face

It’s almost as if tariffs are the new sanctions. Consider Trump’s announcement Wednesday that Brazil will face 50 percent tariffs. He made that threat in part because he’s upset about how the current Brazilian government is treating former Brazilian President JAIR BOLSONARO,