Trump is no stranger to tariffs. He also launched a trade war during his first term in office, but has more sweeping plans now. Economists stress there could greater consequences on businesses and economies worldwide this time — and that higher prices will likely leave consumers footing the bill.

President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week.

President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers.

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The stock market surged on Wednesday after the Trump administration granted automakers a one-month exemption from tariffs imposed a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the trading session up nearly 500 points, or 1.1%, while the S &P 500 also jumped 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased nearly 1.5% on Wednesday.

Economically sensitive stocks such as airlines and banks led declines on Wall Street's main indexes on Tuesday on the new tariffs. Monday, the benchmark S&P 500 suffered its worst day of this year after the U.S. tariffs were confirmed. [.N]

President Donald Trump is giving US automakers a brief delay on tariffs imposed against Canada and Mexico as trade war tensions escalate and concerns rise domestically about the economy. The pause was confirmed at a news briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday,

Shares of automotive manufacturer General Motors (NYSE ... particularly for affected automakers entangled in the trade war. Markets had projected potential disruptions to the supply networks ...

In closed-door conversation, members of Trump's team have been pushing auto companies in recent days to commit to drastically scaling back their long-term footprints in Canada and Mexico in exchange for permanent tariff relief — without success so far, according to three sources connected to the industry, who spoke on condition they not be named.

Trump granted a one-month exemption to 25% tariffs on vehicles and auto parts traded through the North American trade agreement ... of automakers Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the White ...