Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.

As President Donald Trump doubles down on his escalating trade war against some of the country’s biggest economic partners, he is declining to rule out a recession as economic uncertainty grows. Meanwhile,

Fears of what tariffs and trade disputes will do to the U.S. economy have left many investors concerned about the stocks in their portfolios. Trump's trade war is unlikely to persist for multiple years.