The likelihood of an all-out trade war may have receded but not the trade-related volatility as stocks climbed.

In Donald Trump’s first 36 hours back in the White House, he threatened to slap tariffs on the US’s top four trading partners starting as soon as next week.

Trump's first action on the trade front will direct his administration to study trade policies and examine trade relationships with allies and adversaries.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 25-percent tariff on Mexican goods on February 1, a move that analysts say would deal a heavy blow to Latin America's second-largest economy.

U.S. duties could nudge the European Union toward protectionist measures and away from free trade.

Chinese officials were prepared for Donald Trump to deliver bad news on his return to the US presidency: immediate 60 per cent tariffs on exports that could deal a serious blow to the world’s second-largest economy.

Donald Trump's recent threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico are a negotiating tactic, the president's long-time informal economic advisor argued Wednesday.

Global stock markets rose on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump stopped short of announcing new tariffs on his first day in office. The three main US indexes ended the day higher, while shares in Europe and Asia also made modest gains.

Analysts say Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Chinese imports may be a way to extract concessions from Beijing

US President Donald Trump is using the “public debate” over international trade tariffs to “put pressure” on large exporters into the US, claims former trade minister Mark Vaile.