President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners on Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in the day. None of the countries targeted in the first batch of letters — the Philippines,

President Donald Trump sent letters to the leaders of five more countries Wednesday, adding to the growing list of US trading partners for whom he has set new tariff rates.

President Donald Trump has sent out a new round of tariff threats ahead of his latest implementation deadline. After sending out 10 letters on Monday, Trump added seven more on Wednesday, which was supposed to be the implementation deadline for “Liberation Day” tariffs.