Japan’s economy likely suffered a contraction in the first three months of this year, signaling underlying fragility even before US tariff measures started hitting the country in earnest, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

Tariffs have emerged as possibly the defining aspect of Donald Trump's presidency and they're poised to make life a lot harder.

From Apple to Gm, Many American Firms Have Warned That Tariffs and Retaliatory Levies Will Cost Tens of Billions of Dollars. Corporate America is Bracing for Significant Damages From Trump's Trade War — and That's Before Most Affected Goods Have Even Landed.