Trump’s steel tariffs are unlikely to have a big impact on Australia. But we could be hurt by what happens globally
- Written by Scott French, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney
Shestakov Dymytro/ShutterstockJust one day after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the Trump Administration’s Liberation Day tariffs of between 10% and 50% on nearly every country in the world, Trump announced tariffs on all US imports of steel and aluminium will increase from 25% to 50%.
He told the rally of steel workers in...
