This week, the US Court of International Trade blocked Donald Trump’s administration from imposing sweeping global tariffs on imports. A three-judge panel deemed that the US president exceeded his authority as President. However, on Thursday, a federal appeals court granted a bid from the White House to temporarily suspend the lower court’s order meaning tariffs will be allowed to stay in place for now. These developments follow a trade deal that had been reached between the UK-US earlier this month which lowered import taxes on goods. Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York, one of 12 states involved in the lawsuit, commented: “The law is clear: no president has the power to single-handedly raise taxes whenever they like.” The court had given the White House 10 days to complete the process of halting the tariffs, but a federal appeals court granted has allowed the US Government to temporarily suspend the US Court of International Trade’s order. The UK has not commented on the ruling or how it may impact the US-UK trade deal agreed earlier this month, but said it was working to ensure British businesses can benefit from the deal “as quickly as possible”. For more information read here