Trump's tariff date arrives after 90-day rollercoaster 

US officials were busily negotiating through the holiday weekend, including with Japan, South Korea, the European Union, India, and Vietnam

The US temporary reduction of tariffs on all imports to 10% is due to expire on Wednesday. 

Major US trading partners scrambled over the weekend to finalise trade deals or lobby for extra time as US president Donald Trump said he’s notifying about a dozen countries today of the new tariff level on their shipments to the US.

“I signed some letters and they’ll go out on Monday — probably 12,” Mr Trump told reporters over the Fourth of July weekend, adding the missives involve “different amounts of money, different amounts of tariffs and somewhat different statements”.