
- President Trump announced new tariffs, including a 10% blanket increase on all countries and harsher measures on key trading nations like China, the EU, India, and Japan, prompting both threats of retaliation and offers of negotiation. Analysts expect negotiations but warn of economic slowdowns and further escalation, with the EU having added new weapons to its arsenal if needed as a "last resort."
If you'd hoped "Liberation Day" might bring some resolution to President Donald Trump's tariff narrative, you'd be wrong.