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Some tariff concessions from Canada and Mexico touted by Trump lack substance, experts say

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Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 national guard officers to the U.S. border to stem the flow of migrants and drugs.

Canada agrees to beef up border and drug enforcement, as well as appoint a new “fentanyl czar’s” In return, Trump promised to suspend the tariffs on both countries for 30 days .

But experts say border security concessions are less substantial than what has been trumpeted.

Goldman Sachs : "The outlook feels more uncertain and, even with the [tariffs] delay, we think the risks have tilted toward higher tariffs than we had previously assumed" Trump has signaled that his approach to negotiations is to keep friends and foes alike off balance.

China announced a set of retaliatory measures on Tuesday , including levies of up to 15% and an antitrust probe into Google .