By Daina Beth Solomon, Fabian Cambero and Ana Isabel Martinez SANTIAGO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Top officials in Chile and Mexico said on Wednesday they could seek markets elsewhere to avoid tariffs from the Trump administration,

The president was following through on an earlier statement that he would target a key metal used for semiconductors, lithium-ion batteries and more.

President Donald Trump threatened to double the baseline universal tariff to 20%, citing record stock gains to dispel fears that such a move would hammer the global economy. Even as financial markets barely budged on the news,