President Trump’s economic advisers have used a hodgepodge of messages to justify starting trade wars that are spooking markets.

Uncertainty spawned by President Trump’s tariffs prodded the Federal Reserve to predict a slower economy and higher inflation this year, complicating its decision on whether to cut interest rates any time soon.

Trump administration officials are defending the president's economic agenda amid concerns over tariffs and a recession that have contributed to a dip in the stock market.

The administration has already unnerved investors with duties on Canada, Mexico and China. Advisers are readying a bigger move.

President Donald Trump believes by implementing reciprocal tariffs beginning on April 2, he will bring the “liberation of America.” “We’ve been ripped off by every country in the world — friend and foe,