President-elect Donald Trump's economic advisers are studying a strategy of incrementally boosting tariffs each month, aiming to bolster their hand in trade negotiations while mitigating the upside inflation risk, according to a Monday media report.

Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming economic team are discussing slowly ramping up tariffs month by month, a gradual approach aimed at boosting negotiating leverage while helping avoid a spike in inflation,

It's just a week away before President-elect Trump takes office, and many investors are talking about the policies that will be enacted under the new administration. The most controversial economic approach has clearly been tariffs,