On July 7, Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea, effective August 1. He also announced separate rates for a number of other countries. On Tuesday, he said letters would be going out soon to dozens of smaller countries notifying them their goods would face a tariff rate of over 10%.

Financial markets greeted US President Donald Trump’s tariff deal with Indonesia with little fanfare Wednesday, signaling the rate of around 20% that was once viewed as punitive is now seen as workable.

As recently as April, the markets gyrated in response to Trump's tariff announcements. When Trump unveiled sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2, the major stock indexes lost about $3.1 trillion in value the next day,