For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s. On Wednesday, Trump detonated that arrangement, saying that other countries had exploited the system and “ripped off’’ the United States for years, causing its once-mighty manufacturing base to shrink.

US President Donald Trump announced a 26% “discounted reciprocal tariff” on Indian imports, citing India's high duties on US goods. He noted that India imposes a 56% tariff on American products, prompting the US to counter with a 26% levy.

U.S. financial markets responded with significant losses after President Donald Trump unveiled his tariff plans.

Britain said it believed a trade deal with the United States was close as it sought to soften the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs which threaten an escalating global trade war that would hurt its open economy.

President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an escalating trade war that threatens to shake up global alliances.

S&P 500 companies lost a combined $2.4 trillion in stock market value in Thursday's selloff, their biggest one-day loss since the pandemic sent global markets into a tailspin on March 16, 2020.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says US tariffs will see "uncertainty spiral" as world leaders react to Trump's announcement.

World markets were left reeling on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled reciprocal tariffs to match duties put on U.S. goods by other countries.