Week in Review: Tariffs, Tariffs and More Tariffs Dominate the Week's Headlines - Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Stainless, Rare Earth, Metal Prices, Forecasting

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Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the headlining stories here on MetalMiner:

How did the rest of the world react to President Donald Trump’s initial announcement last week about steel and aluminum tariffs? Not favorably, Stuart Burns wrote.
Not surprisingly, on the heels of Trump’s announcement, battles lines started to be drawn, Burns wrote.
We kicked off our March Monthly Metals Index (MMI) series this week. Check out our posts thus far on: Automotive, Aluminum, Global Precious, Copper, Construction, Rare Earths, Renewables and Raw Steels.
What has happened to Chinese aluminum prices on the heels of the winter slowdown?
How would the tariffs impact India? Our Sohrab Darabshaw ponders the new tariffs’ potential impact on the country.
Lisa Reisman writes about a government study of the impact of steel safeguard measures (e.g., tariffs) on steel-consuming industries.
After much waiting, President Trump officially signed the steel and aluminum tariffs into law, duties which, for the moment, exempt NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico.

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