STORY: Donald Trump on Monday (July 7) began telling trade partners what tariffs they will face from August 1.That’s later than the original July 9 deadline, and the president appeared to suggest the new date wasn’t totally set in stone:“I would say firm,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners – from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players – that sharply higher U.S. tariffs will start August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year.