Posted on 10/31/2021 12:40:39 AM PDT by blueplum
The US and EU have agreed to end a festering dispute over US steel and aluminium tariffs imposed by former president Donald Trump in 2018, removing an irritant in transatlantic relations and averting a spike in EU retaliatory tariffs, US officials have said.
Commerce secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters on Saturday that the deal would maintain US section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% aluminium, while allowing “limited volumes” of EU-produced metals into the US duty free....
...EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis confirmed the deal, writing on Twitter that “we have agreed with US to pause” the trade dispute,,,
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
The core of the dispute needs to be put out in the open: China dumps both steel and aluminum in both the EU and Mexico/Canada at bellow wholesale prices, then those nations sell to the US at a profit inside our trade agreements.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
Peace deal?
Was there a war we didn’t know about or is this more MSM rhetoric?
(I know the answer. Anything to make Trump look bad.)
This is insane. He just kisses everyone's a**.
meaning biden sold the US out for back money into his account
Back to America last.
More US workers will be unemployed and the EU takes advantages of post WWII style American policies that are outdated and don’t work for Americans.
All the while, while the EU nations short change defense spending.
US and EU reach peace deal
The kick backs are back in business congress and senate pat wallets.
Keep eye on Hunters flights
Partisan Media Shill alert.
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