President Trump on Thursday announced plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum “for a long period of time” as the administration works to bring both industries “back.” [ Jenny Leonard  and Dan Dupont | March 1, 2018 | Inside US Trade] After a whirlwind of planning and confusion in the White House and among stakeholders, Trump held…

Emergency tariffs will help to protect domestic steel producers against surging imports   Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous American (CPA) strongly applauds President Trump’s announcement of Section 232 safeguard tariffs on an unprecedented surge of steel and aluminum imports. The US Commerce Department recently reported that a wave of heavily subsidized steel and aluminum from China and 11…

Less than two weeks after the Commerce Department made public its recommendations on remedies that could be imposed on steel and aluminum imports, President Trump on Thursday is expected to announce his decisions in both investigations under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, sources told Inside U.S. Trade. [ Jenny Leonard | March 1, 2018 | Inside…