The tariffs he imposed on China in his first term were continued by President Joe Biden, a Democrat who even expanded tariffs and restrictions on the world's second largest economy. Biden administration officials looked at removing Trump's tariffs in order to bring down inflationary pressures, only to find they were unlikely to help significantly.

Economists say the tariffs would act like a tax on American consumers, raising prices on any number of products. "We typically think as a rule of thumb that about 75% of the tariff will be passed onto consumers,

Britain will aim to convince Donald Trump its services-dominated trade with the United States should escape the worst of tariffs even as it cautiously repairs ties with the European Union and nurtures commercial links with China.

A government official says Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose s

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, told reporters on Tuesday that he had a "good" conversation with Trump following the president-elect's post.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would appoint Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general, as his special envoy for the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

President-elect Donald Trump and some of his appointees have expressed skepticism about sending Ukraine additional military aid.