This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. President Trump announced tariffs will rise on imports from more than a dozen countries yesterday, then proceeded to widen the tariffs war on a second front.

While the Trump administration in the United States is prepping to send letters to Washington's trading partners, dictating new tariffs, confusion persists over when the pause on President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs will be lifted.

American tariffs on dozens of countries will come into effect next Wednesday as scheduled, although several deals could still be worked out before then, President Donald Trump confirmed Friday.