World reacts to Trump's tariffs

(Photo by Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images) ____________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet! ____________________________________________________________________________ The story The global economy is in shock after US President Donald Trump introduced a new wave of global tariffs – that’s taxes placed on goods imported into the US from other countries. The baseline tariff for all countries is 10%, but there are extra tariffs on 60 countries which Trump calls the "worst offenders". Trump has also put 104% tariffs on goods from China, the world's biggest exporter. It is unclear whether Trump is introducing tariffs to raise revenue and protect American industry, or as a way of getting countries to do what he wants them to do. News headlines Stocks tumble again as US hits China with 104% tariffs, Treasuries slammed Reuters As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war The Independent Trump's game of chicken over tariffs leaves world guessing BBC Key words and phrases tumble fall spar argue game of chicken a situation where two people do something risky to see who will back down first Next If you like learning English from the news, click here.