Canada and EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs
Major trade partners have swiftly hit back at US President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on aluminium and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on US goods including products from textiles and water heaters to beef and bourbon.
Canada, the largest steel supplier to the US said on Wednesday (early Thursday AEDT) it would place 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on steel products and also raise taxes on a host of items: tools, computers and servers, display monitors, sports equipment, and cast-iron products.
Across the Atlantic, the European Union will raise tariffs on American beef, poultry, bourbon, motorcycles, peanut butter and jeans
Across the Atlantic, the European Union will raise tariffs on American beef, poultry, bourbon, motorcycles, peanut butter and je...