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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York and agencies

Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum

Rolls of steel
Rolls of steel are seen at a steel market in Fuyang, in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, ramping up his controversial attempt to boost the US economy by hiking taxes on imports from overseas.

The modified US duties will be enforced “without exceptions or exemptions”, the president declared, dashing the hopes of countries that hoped to avoid them.

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