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Al Jazeera Staff

Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium imports kick in; Canada retaliates

US President Donald Trump had threatened to double planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports to 50 percent [File: Leah Millis/Reuters]

United States President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports have taken effect and are set to escalate tensions with US trading partners.

The 25 percent tariffs on all imports of the metals into the US came into effect on Wednesday as governments and markets around the world reeled from a dizzying series of back-and-forth announcements on trade made by Trump in recent days.

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