The Council of Economic Advisers, chaired by Stephen Miran, said in a report this month that, using an analysis of a price index used to track inflation, it has contradicted the idea that

President Donald Trump is spamming world leaders with letters threatening massive tariff hikes if they don’t strike trade deals with Washington as the U.S. blows past its own 90-day deadline for deals with 90 countries. As the letters multiply, it turns out they are partially copy-and-pasted.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already driven up some prices, but they have not yet produced the overall inflation that many economists feared.

Manufacturers and construction companies — as well as consumers — would face higher prices if the U.S. jacks up tariffs on copper, analysts said.

Live updates and the latest news as the Trump administration is expected to announce new trade actions and Pete Hegseth and Benjamin Netanyahu meet

In his new round of tariffs being announced this week, Trump is essentially tethering the entire world economy to his instinctual belief that import taxes will deliver factory jobs and stronger growth in the U.S., rather than the inflation and slowdown predicted by many economists.

Trump’s comments come after Monday's press briefing, where White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked to walk through the decision to halt weapons to Ukraine. Leavitt stated it was the result of a standard review by the Pentagon of all weapons and aid to all countries that the U.S. supports.

The trade war chaos that engulfed the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term looked set to return Monday as he threatened two major U.S. trading partners with higher duties ahead of a key negotiating deadline.