US President Donald Trump has started imposing tariffs on imports into the USA. Tariffs make imports more expensive – a cost which is often passed onto consumers who have to pay more for imported ...
In near-daily commentary, often from the Oval Office, the president has kept up a steady patter of sometimes contradictory trade-related threats and promises.
Tariffs are now in effect on goods from China, and imports from Canada and Mexico could be next (again). Americans are likely to see higher prices on a wide variety of products as a result.