Trump paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on April 9, saying countries were eager to negotiate deals. The first emerged a month later with the UK.

Maggie Haberman and Jake Tapper snarked about President Donald Trump’s trade announcement, calling it a "done-ish" deal and deriding it as "low-hanging fruit."

The S&P 500 rose 0.8% on the day, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.6%, driven by gains in technology and semiconductor stocks.

The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.

The dollar erased this week’s gains on fresh speculation President Donald Trump favors a weaker greenback and will prod other governments to let their currencies rise in return for trade deals with the U.

Bart Jansen U-Michigan economist: Not a major trade deal Trump’s announcement already is being met with skepticism. University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers told CNN he wouldn’t ...

and experts have said the convulsions from the global trade shock are continuing to ripple through the economy. Critics have also expressed skepticism of the significance of the “deals” the ...

The U.S. is set to meet with China for the first time in the trade war begun just over a month ago, and while it could lead to real negotiations down the road, many observers see it as a preliminary meeting.