PROSPER WEEKLY
A few weeks ago, Washington was on the verge of a trade deal with Canada that would have cut tariffs on Canadian aluminum from 50% to 25% — including the fabricated aluminum products that compete directly with American manufacturers.
That deal collapsed. Now, the administration has moved in the opposite direction.
On this week’s episode of The Big 3, CPA economists Andrew Rechenberg and Mihir Torsekar break down why the proposed Canada deal threatened American aluminum fabricators, where the jobs and economic value actually reside in the U.S. aluminum industry, and why the administration’s new 100% tariff on certain Canadian downstream aluminum products represents an important change in direction.
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