Trump has a message for the world: My trade wars aren't over yet

The Trump administration has threatened to impose tariffs on $11 billion in imports from the EU

President Donald Trump is sending a clear message to the economic policy makers gathering in Washington for the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings: My trade wars aren’t finished yet and a weakening global economy will just have to deal with it.

With his latest threat to impose tariffs on $11 billion in imports from the European Union - from helicopters to Roquefort cheese - the US president offered a vivid reminder that, even as he moves toward a deal with China to end their tariff wars, he has other relationships he’s eager to rewrite. That’s not encouraging for global growth,