For many countries, the reprieve from President Donald Trump’s eye-watering global tariffs, which were first announced on April 2 and temporarily reduced to 10% a week later, is soon set to come to an end.

President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 30% tariffs on the European Union starting Aug. 1 disrupted negotiations and risks damaging a crucial trade relationship.

Re “A look at the 14 countries that received Trump’s tariff letters” (July 8): President Trump’s helter-skelter application of tariffs is bad for the U.S. and bad for world