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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Clea Skopeliti

First Thing: Trump tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum come into effect

A worker looks through steel pieces at a metal supply business in Burbank, California.
A worker looks through steel pieces at a metal supply business in Burbank, California. Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA

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Donald Trump’s global tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into force on Wednesday, placing a 25% tax on all imports of the metals into the US from any country “with no exceptions or exemptions.”

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