Doubling down on his trade wars, President Trump is threatening to raise taxes on many goods from Canada and punish Brazil for prosecuting his friend.

For many countries, the reprieve from President Donald Trump’s eye-watering tariffs, which were implemented on April 2 and temporarily reduced to 10% a week later, is soon set to come to an end. The 90-day pause,

The US president sent a letter to Canada late on Thursday, following an interview in which Trump warned EU nations to expect a tariff announcement targeting the bloc “today or tomorrow”. He said countries that had not received a letter from him would face tariffs of 15-20 per cent.