Liberation Day’ is almost upon us—will it liberate the stock market bears? Per President Donald Trump, April 2 will be Liberation Day for the U.S., the day that large tariffs are placed on imported goods.

Global markets are tense as investors await President Donald Trump's much-anticipated "Liberation Day" tariff announcement.

Wednesday’s upcoming tariff announcements provide a wide range of possible outcomes. The uncertainty and downside risks to the economy and earnings have rattled markets.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he authorized a 90-day pause as part of his tariff plan but was also raising the tariff rate for China to 125%, effective immediately. (Reporting by Susan Heavey and Ryan Patrick Jones;

The tit-for-tat hikes between the US and China are the latest in an ongoing trade war that threatens to raise prices for consumers in America.

Trump is reducing tariffs on imports to 10 percent for all countries except for China, which now has an even higher tariff.

President Donald Trump’s trade policy just took another sharp turn, as Trump announced on Truth Social that he was jacking China tariffs higher to 125 percent but issuing a 90-day pause for many of the “Liberation Day” tariffs that had begun to squeeze other countries around the world today.

President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House, where he brushed off the day's downturn in the markets.

After a stock market meltdown, Donald Trump paused his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125 percent. Legendary journalist Geraldo Rivera joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss.