The executive order comes as the US president tries to reduce America's reliance on imports of the vital materials.

Its tit-for-tat tariffs had prompted Trump to threaten a 200% tariff on European alcohol and wine.

The US president, who has previously criticised the central bank, called on it to cut interest rates.

Could this be a chance for the world’s fifth-largest economy to shed protectionism and open up further?

The BBC's Anthony Zurcher takes a closer look at the US president's negotiation strategy with top world leaders.

Families in the US are trying to dodge higher prices from tariffs, as worries rise about the economy.

President Donald Trump has vowed to impose a sweeping range of tariffs on Irish goods on 2 April.

Trump's tariffs will hit its biggest steel trading partners' economies the most, the OECD predicts.