#TariffsPause Okay, imagine the U.S. put taxes ("tariffs") on stuff coming from lots of countries, making those things cost more.

Then, everyone started saying, "Hey, let's talk about this!"

So, the U.S. said, "Alright, we'll stop those big taxes for 90 days, and just put a small 10% tax instead, so we can talk."

But they said to one country, China, "Nope, your taxes are going WAY up!"

Everyone else was happy, so the stock market went up.

**Why did this happen?**

* Lots of countries wanted to make deals.

* The U.S. saw that the stock market was getting upset.

**What's next?**

* The U.S. and other countries will talk for 90 days.

* We don't know what will happen after that.

* The taxes on steel, cars, and other things are still happening.