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A Trump tariff tracker that writes to you

Tracker pages update after the fact. A Kronical agent reads Truth Social, foreign outlets and the wires as they publish, and tells you the moment Trump announces, changes or drops a tariff.

8 Oct 2026·4 min read·By Kronical

4 in 5 tariff reports repeat old news.

Reports on Trump and trade over the past 90 days, as Kronical classified them.

5,830 reportson Trump and trade in 90 days. 4 in 5 repeated what was already known.
A KEYWORD ALERT SENDS ALL OF THESE
1 in 5said something new, like a tariff announced, changed or dropped.
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Say which tariffs you care about. Kronical reads Truth Social, foreign outlets and the wires as they publish, and writes to you when something changes.

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Trump threatens EU with tariffs over Canada offerInboxEXAMPLE FROM 16 SEP
Trump says he could impose serious tariffs on Europe, or halt some trade, if the EU’s offer of associate membership to Canada goes ahead.
BeforeThe EU offered Canada associate membership.NowA tariff threat. Nothing announced yet.
First reported in Arabic by Al Arabiya. Bloomberg followed 81 minutes later.
The short answer

The fastest Trump tariff tracker reads where tariffs are announced: Trump’s Truth Social posts, foreign outlets and the wires, as they publish. Tracker pages are updated after the fact. A Kronical agent tells you the moment Trump announces, threatens, changes or drops a tariff, and skips the repeats. Over the past 90 days, 4 in 5 reports on Trump and trade repeated something already known.

Who had it first.

When Trump threatened Europe with tariffs over its offer to Canada, the first report in Kronical’s feed was in Arabic. The big English outlets followed over the next few hours.

Trump’s tariff threat against the EU over Canada: who reported it, and how much later
Al Arabiya, in Arabic
First, and in Kronical
EFE, in Spanish
+42 min
Handelsblatt, in German
+56 min
Bloomberg
+1 h 21 min
Wall Street Journal
+1 h 40 min
Financial Times
+1 h 57 min
CNBC
+2 h 20 min
Reuters wire story
+7 h 24 min

Between that first report and Reuters’ own story, Kronical logged at least 30 reports from 29 outlets in 9 languages.

Straight from Truth Social.

Many tariff moves start as a post. Kronical reads Trump’s Truth Social posts directly, so an agent can write to you before the coverage starts.

Tariff moves Trump posted on Truth Social: how long until the first major outlet
Generic drug tariffs
Bloomberg +17 min
Canada tariffs paused
Bloomberg +15 min
Canadian cars to 50%
FT, CNBC, Reuters +17 min

Why most tariff news is noise.

Over 90 days, Kronical read 5,830 reports on Trump and trade. 4 in 5 repeated something already known. A keyword alert sends you every one of them. An agent sends you the ones that change something.

Where tariffs stand, as reported.

  • Drugs: a 100% tariff on many imported drugs since 29 September, with carve-outs reported for specialty drugs from 20 countries.
  • Generic drugs: 0% until August 2028, then 100%, then 200%, according to Trump’s post.
  • Canada: 50% on listed goods since 22 August. Cars, parts and steel go to 50% on 1 January 2027.
  • EU: a tariff threat over Canada’s associate membership offer, with no tariff announced as of 12 October.

Questions.

Is Trump putting tariffs on the EU?

He has threatened to. On 16 September Trump said he could impose serious tariffs on Europe, or halt some trade, if the EU’s offer of associate membership to Canada goes ahead. As of 12 October no new tariff had been announced.

Did Trump put tariffs on prescription drugs?

Yes. A 100% tariff on many imported drugs took effect on 29 September, with zero-rate carve-outs reported for specialty drugs from 20 countries. For generic drugs, Trump posted that the rate is 0% until August 2028, then 100%, then 200%.

When do Trump’s tariffs on Canada start?

50% tariffs on listed Canadian goods took effect on 22 August after a short pause. Trump has posted that tariffs on Canadian cars, parts and steel rise to 50% on 1 January 2027.

Is there a free Trump tariff tracker?

Yes. Kronical’s free plan includes one agent that emails you when Trump announces, threatens, changes or drops a tariff, with the repeats left out.

Kronical reports what is published. It does not predict outcomes or give advice.

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