China's exports likely picked up pace in March, as factories rushed out shipments ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs this month, though the broadening trade war with the United States has darkened the economic outlook.

Optimistic Chinese observers even held out hope for a grand bargain with Trump over trade, TikTok – and perhaps even Taiwan. This account of how China shifted from seeking a deal to punching back with retaliatory tariffs and threatening all-out defiance is based on interviews with more than a dozen people,

US President Donald Trump has warned that "nobody is getting off the hook for unfair trade balances", suggesting that further tariffs could be expected The White House had on Friday excluded smartphones and computers from its import taxes on China,

President Donald Trump’s whiplash tariff policy is top of mind for US investors and consumers to start the week. Meanwhile, the administration is aggressively pursuing its immigration crackdown, and nuclear talks are progressing with Iran.

Imposition of new tariffs on nearly every country adds to concerns in Europe and Asia about relying on America.

It marks an escalation in the president’s use of the military to facilitate his sweeping immigration agenda. A 60-foot wide strip of land along three southwestern border states will be placed under the jurisdiction of the U.

The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.