President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on any nation supporting “anti-American” policies of the BRICS group of emerging economies, as he announced tariff letters would be sent out to scores of countries from Monday,

The president said the levy will apply to "any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of Brics".

President Trump said the U.S. would impose higher charges on imports from countries that follow the "anti-American policies" of major emerging economies including Brazil, China and Russia. "Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS,