The twin threats, delivered via social media, roiled global markets after weeks of de-escalation had provided some reprieve.

President Trump's threat of 50% European Union tariffs could make U.S. manufacturing even more difficult as it raises the ...

Stock markets declined after the president’s early-morning threats of 25 percent import taxes on iPhones and 50 percent on ...

Trump had threatened the imposition of a 50% tariff on the European Union starting June 1, as he believed that the EU was ...

President Donald Trump reignited trade tensions with his social media posts before the Memorial Day holiday aimed at the ...

Trump indicated that the new deadline for a trade deal would be July 9, adding that it was his "privilege" to grant the extension.

"The European Union... has been very difficult to deal with," Trump said, adding: "Our discussions with them are going ...

"The E.U., formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the U.S. on trade, has been very to deal with." ...

A 50 percent tax on European imports would hit the continent hard, hurt the U.S. economy and slow growth globally.

The president extends the date to July 9.

"The European Union... has been very difficult to deal with," Trump said, adding: "Our discussions with them are going ...