Markets remain locked into the slightest developments in President Donald Trump’s tariffs strategy — the result of a vacuum of uncertainty that’s forced investors to try to fill in the blanks.

President Donald Trump has announced that the 200% tariffs, which are supposed to go into effect on April 2, will no longer apply to certain items. It was reported that the tariffs would likely omit a set of industry-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on a targeted set of nations.

President Donald Trump announced that countries that buy Venezuela oil and gas would face a 25% tariff on U.S. trade.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on imports from any country that purchases oil or gasoline from Venezuela, targeting the South American nation for what he called "purposefully and deceitfully" sending criminals into the United States.

President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse” adding it “purposefully and

Investors welcomed reports that the next wave of President Trump's tariffs will be more targeted than threatened.

By Sruthi Shankar, Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Wall Street futures jumped on Monday, as investors held out hope for a more measured approach to U.S. tariffs, and awaited economic data for signals on the health of the U.

U.S. stocks open higher, with nerves soothed by reports Trump will narrow the scope of tariffs he plans to impose on April 2.