The U.S. dollar was steady on Thursday after retreating from a two-week high versus major peers, as markets took U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos in their stride, except in Brazil where a threatened 50% levy sent the real sliding.

President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff to punish Brazil. What else to know: Trump released another flurry of tariff threat letters. And he praised the “good English” of the leader of Liberia, where English is the official language. Federal workers fear Trump will fire them following a Supreme Court ruling.

Scavino is the third top official who, along with two others, sold Trump Media stock with the combined value of up to $10 million before tariffs news

Brazil's financial markets looked set for a bumpy start on Thursday, with traders still trying to grasp U.S. President Donald Trump's shock move to slap 50% tariffs on Latin America's largest economy rather than the 10% previously indicated.

Sri Lanka expects to continue negotiations with the US after President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce tariffs on the island nation is seen as a “good start” by Colombo which had primarily negotiated to preserve its competitive advantage,

The levy is the highest announced so far in Trump’s letters to world leaders this week, and comes after he wrote a lengthy message supporting the former Brazilian leader.

Market sentiment fell this week as new tariff announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump continue to rattle investors. Bulls as per a survey conducted by American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) stood at 41.

The uncertainty over the impact of President Trump’s tariff threats on trading partners has Broward County’s maritime shipping industry skittish about the coming months.