Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks about countering China as it expands its global influence. But President Trump’s tariff threats have created friction with U.S. partners.

The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the region, particularly on economic issues, runs deep.

U .S. trading partners are weighing responses after President Donald Trump’s latest action on tariffs sparked a stock market selloff Monday.

In letters so far to 14 countries, including smaller exporters to the United States such as Serbia, Thailand and Tunisia, Trump hinted at opportunities for additional negotiations, even while warning that reprisals would draw a like-for-like response.

Trump's top trade negotiators have pushed deadlines and sent tariff letters after failing to reach Trump's 90 trade deals in 90 days target.

The pause on the biggest of Trump's tariffs is up tomorrow with no sign of extension in sight. President Donald Trump's second term economic plan can be summed up in one word: tariffs. As his barrage of import taxes went into overdrive in recent months,

President Donald Trump's latest executive order delaying official tariff increases on dozens of countries until Aug. 1 has relieved some pressure on world markets, but he also ordered a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea,

President Donald Trump on July 7 threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and levies as high as 40 percent on 12 other countries, if they did not reach a deal by August 1.