Donald Trump's tariffs are set to return around the world after being reinstated by a US court.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court temporarily brought back the levies - just one day after a trade court ruled that Trump had "exceeded his authority" in imposing the levies and ordered an immediate block on them.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said it was pausing the lower court's ruling to consider the Government's appeal.
Plaintiffs in the cases have been ordered to respond by June 5, while the Trump administration has until June 9.
A federal appeals court has temporarily brought back Trump's levies
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The legal to-and-fro affects Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs on imports from most US trading partners and additional tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.
Wednesday's surprise ruling by the US Court of International Trade had threatened to kill or delay the tariffs' rollout - its three-judge panel ruled that the Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the power to levy taxes and tariffs.
The panel found that Trump had effectively gone above his station by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a law intended to address threats during national emergencies.
But senior Trump officials have vowed not to be deterred by the trade court's ruling, saying they expected either to prevail on appeal or employ other presidential powers to ensure the tariffs go into effect.
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The legal to-and-fro affects Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs on imports from most US trading partners
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Trump wrote in a statement shared on social media that he hoped the US Supreme Court would "reverse this horrible, country-threatening decision" of the trade court, and laid into the judiciary as anti-American.
"The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs," Trump wrote on Thursday evening.
He added: "Where do these initial three judges come from? How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America?
"Is it purely a hatred of 'TRUMP?' What other reason could it be?"
The UK said the ruling was a matter for the US - but Canadian PM Mark Carney (right) welcomed it
PAOverseas, the British Government said the ruling was a domestic matter for the US administration and noted it was "only the first stage of legal proceedings".
But Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney labelled it "consistent with Canada's longstanding position" that Trump's tariffs were unlawful.
Financial markets reacted with cautious optimism to the decision, though gains in stocks on Thursday were largely limited by expectations that the court's ruling faced a potentially lengthy appeals process.
The effective US tariff rate will remain at about 15 per cent, according to estimates from Oxford Research.
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