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Trump Boosts New Tariff Rate to 15% a Day After Announcing 10%

The new announcement stirred up more economic turbulence as president Trump lashed out at the US Supreme Court.

Trump's now-infamous tariff chart. — Trump's new tariffs were inspired by a Supreme Court decision rebuking his original 'Liberation Day' tariffs. (Getty Images)

Bloomberg

22 February 2026

President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10 percent tariff he announced one day earlier to 15 percent, stirring up more economic turbulence as he lashed out at the US Supreme Court over its ruling that his preferred mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal.

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