The special appellate court is weighing Trump's challenge to a decision by a federal trade court to throw out his tariffs because they exceeded his authority, but its "decision could be weeks away," The Washington Post said. The case is ultimately "expected to end up at the Supreme Court."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would have new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect in seven days — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances.

Trading partners of the US will pay tariffs from today, after a delayed deadline imposed by Donald Trump expired. So what? Welcome to a new era of friction for world trade. Trump says the tariffs will rewire the global economy in favour of the US,