President Donald Trump today threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on Aug.1, after weeks of negotiations with the major U.S. trading partners failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal.

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries.

President Donald Trump extended his "Liberation Day" tariff pause and sent letters to trading partners announcing new tariff rates for Aug. 1.

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.

While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been raised by 1 percentage point to 25%.

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 30 percent tariffs on two major U.S. trading partners — the European Union and Mexico.

President Donald Trump sent out letters to nations that haven't entered into trade agreements with the U.S., informing them of their new tariff rates.

Japanese bond yields are rising and give rise to the sense that Japan is either in the ante chamber of a full recovery, or on the precipice of something nastier

President Donald Trump on Monday informed 14 nations, including Japan and South Korea, that new tariffs of at least 25% will be imposed starting Aug. 1 on most goods sent to the United States.

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President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the key U.S. allies and top trading partners failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal.

"Deeply regrettable" is how Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat - a 25% levy on Japanese goods. Tokyo, a long-time US ally, has been trying hard to avoid exactly this.