In the near future, I want to do what has not been done in 24 years: balance the federal budget,” Trump said Tuesday at his address to Congress. “We’re going to balance it.” A bold goal with a vague timeline is hardly the makings of a successful policy venture,

To President Donald Trump, “tariff” is more than “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” In Trump’s view, tariffs are a cure for many of the nation’s ills and a tool to reach new heights.

Coming, ready or not. The battle plans drawn up by the US’s trade antagonists — ie everyone — are being tested. Donald Trump’s trade war has begun. How can trading partners respond? Canada and Mexico are executing their strategies as planned.