New Delhi, April 15 -- Tariff exemptions, announced heading into the weekend , are likely to be temporary, US President Donald Trump confirmed in a post on Truth Social . He said the US was "taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations". That could be as early as next week - for now, semiconductors, computers and smartphones from China will still be subject to a 20% tariff (the base tariff is 10%) instead of the 145% tariffs on other Chinese goods.

It is difficult to assess the long-term impact of the tariff moves given the dynamic nature of Trump's decisions.The administration's focus, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a media statement, po...