The US president had imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on his country's North American neighbours earlier this week.

By Katharine Jackson, Kylie Madry and David LjunggrenWASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Goods from Mexico covered by a North American trade pact will be exempted for a month from the 25% tariffs that Donald Trump imposed earlier this week,

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Mar 6) delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures - offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets.