This Morning in Metals: China Responds With $3B in Tariffs on U.S. Goods
This morning in metals news, China responds to the U.S.’s Section 232 tariffs with $3 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods, several firms put in new bids for the distressed Essar Steel, and President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet this month to discuss trade.
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China Strikes Back With $3B in Tariffs
In response to tariffs from the U.S. on steel and aluminum, China has responded with $3 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods.
According to an NBC News report, the Community Party newspaper The Global Times said in an editorial that “Even though China and the U.S. have not publicly said they are in a trade war, the sparks of such a war have already started to fly.”
Firms Line Up for Essar Steel
Vedanta, Numetal and ArcelorMittal have put in new bids for the distressed Essar Steel, Bloomberg reported.
Trump, Abe to Talk Trade
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plan to meet this month to discuss trade issues, Reuters reported.
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Japan is among the group of U.S. allies who have yet to receive an exemption from the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum that went into effect late last month.
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