For weeks, President Donald Trump has plowed ahead with plans to impose steep new tariffs on imports despite warnings that the policy could trigger economic chaos. On Apr 9, after a multi-day plunge in global stock markets, he changed course. In a social media post, Trump said that a set of tariffs on imports from many of America’s largest trading partners were paused. The announcement came only 13 hours after the duties had gone into effect . Trump indicated that turmoil in the financial