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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Yashraj Sharma

Who has a deal, who doesn’t? The state of play on eve of Trump’s tariffs

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington [File: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]

Global trade markets remained on edge Thursday as the United States prepared to implement reciprocal tariffs, with the deadline for negotiating a trade deal with Washington fast approaching.

US President Donald Trump has already announced steep trade tariffs for many of the country’s largest trading partners, even as dozens of countries scramble to secure last-minute deals or extensions for negotiations beyond the Friday, August 1 deadline.

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