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

Australia 133 Brazil 416 Canada 530 Cons. Discr. - Autos 1251 European Union 882 Materials - Metals/Mining 796 Metals - Aluminum 271 Metals - Steel 544 Mexico 929 South Korea 605 Tariffs 1870 U.S. 5404

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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