U.S. allies hit back at Washington’s steel, aluminum tariffs
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Canada and Mexico retaliated with levies on billions of dollars of U.S. goods from orange juice to pork and the European Union was set to tax bourbon…
U.S. allies hit back at Washington’s steel, aluminum tariffs
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Canada and Mexico retaliated against the United State’s decision on Thursday to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and the European Union had its own reprisals…
U.S. hits allies with tariffs as risk of trade war rises
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it will impose tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, reigniting investor fears of a…
EU trade chief to meet U.S. peers Ross, Lighthizer in Paris on Wednesday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s top trade official Cecilia Malmstrom will meet U.S. counterparts Wilbur Ross and Robert Lighthizer in Paris on Wednesday, two days before a temporary reprieve from U.S.…
Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost?
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (Reuters) – After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 on a pledge to “Make America Great Again” and revive the country’s old industrial heartland, Dave Chrusciel…
U.S.’s Mnuchin: ‘Significant’ issues remain over NAFTA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said major issues remained in talks between the United States, Mexico and Canada to renegotiate the North American Free Trade…
German companies worry Trump moving toward ‘America Alone’
BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies are concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly thinking only of America rather than just putting his country first, the head of Germany’s DIHK…
Mexico says NAFTA deal unlikely this week, signing possible this year
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy minister said on Tuesday that he saw diminishing chances for a new North American Free Trade Agreement ahead of a May 17 deadline to…
German business leaders fear U.S. tariffs after Merkel-Trump talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business leaders voiced disappointment on Saturday over the outcome of talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying they feared he would impose…
Rusal shares plunge over 40 percent on U.S. sanctions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of Russian aluminum giant United Company Rusal Plc (0486.HK) plunged as much as 41.8 percent on Monday as investors bailed on the stock after it…