President Donald Trump canceled a scheduled press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as the president’s tariff agenda drives significant economic uncertainty. The Monday afternoon press conference,

President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce significant tariffs on other countries in a speech Wednesday afternoon at the White House.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the White House on Monday amid the continuing fallout from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs plan, which has roiled global markets. Trump’s planned 17 percent levy on imports from Israel has the potential to send the country’s war-battered economy — including its critical technology sector — into a tailspin.