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Tariffs removal not needed for E.U., U.S. talks -European Council representative

The United States' removal of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is not a necessary precondition for trade talks between the United States and the European Union to begin, the European Council representative to the G20 Hubert Fuchs said on Sunday.

U.S. imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump had imposed the tariffs earlier this year, saying his country had been treated “badly” in trade relations. At the time, Trump also cited national security reasons for the tariffs.

Protests worldwide against US idea of auto import tariffs

China, Japan and the European Union condemned Thursday the Trump administration's decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States.

China’s metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home

China, the world's largest aluminium producer, was the main target of those tariffs but might ironically turn out to be the saviour of the market in the form of alumina exports, a highly unusual phenomenon. China, meanwhile, is itself changing supply chain dynamics in the copper market. A flurry of new scrap import regulations has caused headline imports to plummet as flows get redirected.