Donald Trump's commerce secretary nominee told his US Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday he favors "across-the-board" tariffs targeting countries rather than products, while signaling a hawkish ...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil is prepared to respond if Donald Trump places new tariffs on the country’s products, although he hopes to improve trade relations with the US instead.

Since his re-election in November, Trump has repeatedly said he would hit Canada and others with tariffs of up to 25 per cent. On his first day back in the Oval Office, Trump suggested tariffs on ...