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Trump Kicks Metals Duty Can Down The Road, EU Conflict Looms

Australia 134 Brazil 416 Canada 532 Cons. Discr. - Autos 1255 European Union 890 Materials - Metals/Mining 803 Metals - Aluminum 275 Metals - Steel 548 Mexico 931 South Korea 609 Tariffs 1878 U.S. 5418

The administration of President Trump has extended temporary exemptions from section 232 metals duties for five countries and the EU to June 1 from May 1 . It has also granted a permanent reprieve for South Korea. It’s likely that Argentina, Australia and Brazil will shortly sign quotas equivalent to 70% of exports in 2015 to 2017. Those three plus South Korea provided 15% of U.S. imports in the past 12 months, while NAFTA accounted for 32% and the EU 16%. Relations with the EU will likely prove the most difficult to resolve and it is difficult to see that being achieved by June 1. On...

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