US President Donald Trump plans to escalate his trade war by announcing significant tariffs on April 2, dubbed "Liberation Day". Despite opposition from business and congressional allies, Trump is set on using tariffs to strengthen the US economy.

U.S. stocks dropped about two percent at the opening bell on Thursday in a sign markets are skeptical that the damage from President Donald Trump’s tariff chaos is done and dusted. It comes despite better-than-expected inflation numbers Thursday which showed consumer prices increased 2.

Just one week after Donald Trump unleashed his global tariffs during his so-called ‘Liberation Day’, he has reversed the decision for 90 days – except in China. Stock markets around the world had plunged to almost record low levels after tariffs went into effect – but just hours before he announced the pause,

Stocks markets rocketed and the dollar fell Thursday after Donald Trump paused steep tariffs on most countries, while investors appeared to brush off the US president's decision to ramp up

Facing a global market meltdown, Trump abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.

Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. It was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the U.

Six Democratic Senators sent a letter Friday to the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting an investigation.

Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed Friday, capping a volatile week as President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policy rattled market confidence.

Because the U.S. Justice Department is now controlled by Trump loyalists, there will never be an official investigation.