U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff decisions since he took office in January have shocked financial markets and sent a wave of uncertainty through the global economy. Here is a timeline of the major developments: February 1 - Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Mexican and most Canadian imports and 10% on goods from China,

Donald Trump has extended a trade war truce with China for another 90 days, two US officials have said, just hours before his Tuesday deadline to steepen tariffs on the world’s biggest exporter. The US president’s move was widely expected because his government has been reluctant to reignite the fierce trade conflict with Beijing that rattled markets in April when US levies on Chinese imports rose up to 145 per cent.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will extend the 90-day trade truce between the United States and China for another 90 days, as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping hope to prevent an all-out trade war.