US President Donald Trump has said he will recommend a “straight 50pc tariff on the European Union” from June 1. He accused the EU of being “very difficult to deal with” and “discussions with them are going nowhere” in a post shared to his social media platform,

MSNBC analyst and former Sen. Claire McCaskill said Americans weren't "smart enough" to prevent President Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge over the weekend that tariffs function as a tax ultimately paid by American consumers—not foreign manufacturers—despite years of claiming the opposite. The remark sparked ridicule and forced the White House to scramble to clarify his comments,

The president has backtracked repeatedly on his tariff policies, creating a whiplash with downsides and few clear benefits so far.

President Donald Trump is "determined to continue with a "10% baseline tariff" against all countries despite his U.K. trade deal, the White House said.

Trump and his aides have repeatedly shifted their stance on tariffs in the weeks since the president’s “Liberation Day” announcement.

Among the accusations levied by Murphy was that Trump is orchestrating a shakedown of the country and the world from his presidential perch. He made the allegation while pointing to Trump’s swing through the Middle East this week.

The Robert Walters Global Jobs Index found a 16.2 percent month-on-month decline in vacancies in the U.S. between March and April.