Donald Trump's trade plans are likely to be significantly clearer by the end of this week, but an array of comments from the president and his team have underlined to markets that finality may be elusive.

President Trump is turning up the pressure to make trade deals this week – but has hinted there may be more time for negotiations.

While the Trump administration in the United States is prepping to send letters to Washington's trading partners, dictating new tariffs, confusion persists over when the pause on President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs will be lifted.