Poorer countries have traditionally enjoyed favorable trade terms. Reporters Jon Emont_ _and_ Alexandra Wexler_ wrote about why the president’s tariff barrage has [moved in the opposite direction](

Many smaller countries’ exports have faced 10 percent tariffs since the president first announced, then suspended, an initial wave of policies in April. Others have staved off eye-watering rates after brokering deals with the United States that set their tariffs generally between 15 and 20 percent.