The tariffs if sustained could cause inflation to significantly worsen, possibly eroding voters' trust that Trump could as promised lower the prices of groceries, gasoline, housing, autos and other goods.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding that they curb the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and stoke inflation.