Trump opens new trade probes, teeing up further tariffs

The Trump administration has launched Section 301 investigations into excess manufacturing capacity and forced-labor practices, signaling new tariffs on multiple trading partners (including China, the EU, Mexico, Japan and India) and aiming to resolve them before the July expiration of the 10% global tariff. A separate probe into forced-labor policies begins the next day, as the White House relies on legally tested powers to advance its trade agenda.