President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swathe of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a series of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries, CNN reported on Wednesday,

President-elect has threatened nations including Canada, Mexico and China with steep duties on their products even before taking office

The emergency powers would grant Trump the ability to construct a new tariff programme without having to demonstrate traditional national security justifications

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a series of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries, CNN reported on Wednesday,

A national emergency declaration under IEEPA has long been considered as a key legal tool that Trump may invoke to take quick action on his campaign promise to impose a universal tariff of at least 10% on all imports into the US.

Global auto suppliers are working out how much of their production can be moved to the United States, or closer to it, as a defense against tariffs promised by President-elect Donald Trump, according to industry executives at CES in Las Vegas.

Trump has threatened a tariff on goods from Canada if the country does not clamp down on immigration and the flow of drugs across its border with the U.S.