The visit highlights efforts to strengthen security and economic ties between the U.S. and Philippines as tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil on ABC News' "This Week."

The two leaders are expected to speak about trade, tariffs included, and the security partnership between the two nations that was signed back in 1951.

U.S. automakers worry that President Donald Trump’s agreement to tariff Japanese vehicles at 15% would put them at a competitive disadvantage, saying they will face steeper import taxes on steel, aluminum and parts than their competitors,

The Trump administration could send more tariff letters or reach new trade agreements before the start of August, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. That's when the pause on Trump's so-called reciprocals tariffs are set to expire.

Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, the Asahi newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The Philippines has agreed to a trade deal with the United States that will lower U.S. tariffs on its exports to 19 percent, President Trump announced Tuesday following a meeting with the Philippine president,

I am not forecasting a recession now but the risk rises as tariff uncertainty continues. If not settled by the end of summer, expect a recession in the fall and winter.

President Donald Trump’s vows to roll out punishing new tariffs on Aug. 1 have barely made a ripple with investors who are convinced he’ll once again back down. But at the White House, officials insist they’re serious this time.