US steel and aluminium imports face big tariffs, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said he will sign off on steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports next week, hitting producers like Canada and China.
Flanked by US metals executives at the White House, he said a 25% tariff would be slapped on steel products, and a 10% tariff would be imposed on aluminium.
Mr Trump tweeted that the US was suffering from "unfair trade".
The US imports four times more steel than it exports, and is reliant on steel from more than 100 nations.
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @11:54PM (1 child)
Too bad our bluejeans are all made in mexico and china these days. They packed up the factories long ago and moved them there. I have seen people working on machines that were built in the US and shipped from North Carolina jean factories to mexico. It is an empty gesture. Much like dick sporting goods banning the ar-15 again (like they did in 2012).
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday March 03 2018, @02:45AM
You forgot Africa. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jean-factory-toxic-waste-plagues-lesotho/ [cbsnews.com]