The Trump administration signaled on Thursday afternoon that it will stick with its deadline of Friday for imposing higher tariffs on trading partners that haven’t made trade deals with administration officials.

Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States on Friday because they haven’t yet reached a trade deal with the Trump administration.

Canada's recognition of Palestinian statehood will make it tougher for the U.S. to agree to a trade deal with its northern neighbor, President Donald Trump warned overnight, with just a day to go until the deadline the White House has set for tariffs to snap higher.