The most dramatic example of unfulfilled expectations has come in Ukraine, the bloody conflict Trump promised to end even before his inauguration.

America has a huge debt, and it's financed by half the world. If foreign nations and investors coordinated, it could force Trump to negotiate more reasonably on tariffs. But the threat on the world economy is huge.

Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.

The recent inflation rise to 2.7% in June, driven by consumer prices, signals potential financial strain. As tariffs take effect, consumers may face increased costs, impacting their purchasing power.

President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on any nation supporting “anti-American” policies of the BRICS group of emerging economies, as he announced tariff letters would be sent out to scores of countries from Monday,

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Slok said that he “absolutely” believes that inflation has already caused a “lift off” on consumer goods. Data released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday showed that inflation accelerated in June, signaling that Trump’s trade wars are leaving an initial impact on the economy.

U.S. trade policy has entered the great in-between, a liminal state in which high tariffs on major trading partners are ostensibly imminent, yet also forever just over the next horizon. Why it matters: The good news for American consumers and businesses is that potential price shocks and other disruptions from an all-out global trade war remain at bay — and Wall Street is taking this confusing landscape in stride.

President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath.

President Trump's tariff threat against Brazil to protect his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked political turmoil in the South American country.