Instead on Wednesday, Trump continued to threaten countries with higher tariffs in the near future by publishing open letters to the Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Iraq, Libya and Sri Lanka that set new tariff rates ranging from 20% to 30% that he said he would impose on Aug. 1.

President Donald Trump says the window for countries to negotiate new trade deals with the United States to avoid a spike in tariffs is all but closed with one day to go before the 90-day deadline to strike a deal or face “reciprocal tariffs.