For any countries that have yet to agree a deal, new tariff rates are due to come into effect on Friday, Aug. 1—though such deadlines have proved to be flexible in the past.

The US and China have started a fresh round of talks as expectations grow that the world's two biggest economies could agree a 90-day extension to their trade war truce.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is set to delay a diplomatically sensitive trip his team had floated to the Trump administration for August that would have included stops in the United States, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Former Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stefan Selig said the ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions will likely result in continued dialogue rather than a comprehensive agreement.

Chile expects copper tariffs to be discussed within broader U.S. trade talks in Washington this week, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said on Monday in an interview with local radio program Duna. He added that Chile would ask for any tariffs to be included within a broader trade agreement with the United States.

The chairman of Samsung Electronics , Jay Y. Lee, boarded a flight to Washington on Tuesday, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

Starting pitcher Paul Skenes and center fielder Oneil Cruz are the only two players the Pittsburgh Pirates consider off limits in trades, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are meeting with Chinese officials in Stockholm this week for another round of trade talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline for steep tariffs on both U.