Final Thoughts

President Trump floated the idea of new steel tariffs being implemented last week, and he delivered.

The comments were made as he was boarding Air Force One, talking about tariffs on microchips. Were they mere off-the-cuff remarks on steel? Was it a mistake? With the bold (and some may say haphazard) way this administration handles trade policy, you never know. Well, this week we found out that over 400 steel derivative products have been added to Section 232 tariffs (as reported by SMU’s Laura Miller).

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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