LONDON:The “uncertainty” created by US President Donald Trump’s changing tariffs policy is putting tech manufacturing supply chains under “severe strain”, and sparking price rises, experts have said.

On Monday, Sony confirmed it was raising the price of some PlayStation 5 consoles in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand because of what it called “challenging” economic conditions.

Over the weekend, the US government said it would exempt electronics from its sweeping new tariffs on imports to the US, but also indicated that this reprieve would only be temporary while it decided on a tariff regime for the sector.