Tag: steel and aluminium tariffs
Canadian PM open to compromise on disputed NAFTA sunset clause
LA MALBAIE, Quebec: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday rejected a US demand for a sunset clause in NAFTA but said he was...
Germany urges European unity in face of trade tensions with US
BERLIN: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier called on Friday for Europe to remain unified in the face of rising trade tensions with the United...
G7 leaders set to clash with combative Trump over tariffs, trade
QUEBEC CITY: Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations are set to clash with a combative US President Donald Trump on Friday when...
Moment of truth arrives for EU after US tariffs strike
BRUSSELS: After all the condemnation of US tariffs on EU metal exports and calls for unity, the European Union still has two decisions to...
EU vows to retaliate against US tariffs
BRUSSELS: The European Union will impose counter measures after the United States decided to no longer exempt it from steel and aluminium tariffs, the...
Canada to impose tariffs on US, challenge at WTO
OTTAWA: Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on C$16.6 billion ($12.8 billion) worth of US exports and challenge US steel and aluminium tariffs under the...
US allies hit back at Washington’s steel, aluminium tariffs
WASHINGTON: Canada and Mexico retaliated against the US decision on Thursday to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and the European Union had...
‘People will revolt’: workers say Russia must save sanctions-hit Rusal
SAYANOGORSK: Workers at one of Russia’s biggest aluminum smelters say their Siberian town is doomed unless Moscow mitigates US sanctions against aluminum giant Rusal,...
China preparing list of retaliatory tariffs on US imports: Global Times
BEIJING: China will soon announce a list of retaliatory tariffs on United States exports to China to counter an expected announcement from the United...
China says ready to defend its interests in US trade spat
BEIJING: The United States has violated international trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China is ready to defend its interests, Vice...
Trump temporarily excludes EU, six other allies from steel tariffs
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has temporarily excluded six countries, including Canada and Mexico, and European Union states from higher US import duties on...
‘Not afraid’ of a potential trade war, warns China as Trump...
BEIJING: China urged the United States on Friday to “pull back from the brink” as President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on up to...
G20 sees need for ‘dialogue,’ fails to defuse trade war threat
BUENOS AIRES: The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to defuse the threat of a...
G20 leaders endorse free trade as US adopts protectionist polcies
BUENOS AIRES: World financial leaders pleaded for an endorsement of free trade on Monday amid worries about US metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on...
IMF chief warns ‘no winners’ in trade wars
BUENOS AIRES: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde cautioned the United States against putting up barriers to trade in an interview published Sunday.
"Trade wars...
US government to accept metals tariffs exclusion requests from Monday
WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department said it will begin accepting requests on Monday for product exclusions from President Donald Trump’s new steel and aluminium...
EU starts retaliation process against US tariffs
BRUSSELS: The European Commission called for industry views on Friday on a list of US products it will subject to import tariffs, the first...
