The White House has said its agreements with the U.K. and China are starting points, but so far the Trump administration has given up more than it has gained.

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff decisions since he took office on January 20, from imposing sweeping duties to abruptly pausing some of them, have shocked financial markets and sent a wave of uncertainty through the global economy.

The U.S. pays about three times more than other nations for drugs, and Trump's wide-reaching executive order directs pharmaceutical companies to charge similar prices in the U.S. and Europe. The order says its health department will establish a mechanism for patients to buy more drugs directly from manufacturers.

President Donald Trump announced a plan to direct drug companies to equalize drug prices in the U.S. with lower prices paid by other countries.

Trump asks the drug industry to voluntarily lower prices for U.S. consumers or be subject to a barrage of regulatory actions to force lower prices.