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Steel
What’s driving the global steel glut?
Jun 4, 2018
For all the current disagreements on trade between the U.S. and China, there’s one thing that everyone agrees on. The world is producing too much steel. There’s overcapacity. So, why are we awash with steel? And what can be done about it? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
One family-run business caught in the crosshairs of global trade policy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
May 30, 2018
Fifth-generation foundry owners say a changing consensus about manufacturing in Washington is "overdue."
The automotive supply chain is "truly a global market"
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 24, 2018
What makes an imported car an imported car? It's complicated.
Companies say they shouldn't pay tariffs on products no one makes domestically
by
Phoebe Unterman
and Kai Ryssdal
May 4, 2018
"I don't think people really understand that the U.S. never ... reinvested in its steel-making ability," one executive says.
White House delays tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico
Apr 30, 2018
Facing a self-imposed deadline, President Donald Trump was considering whether to permanently exempt the EU and Mexico, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Brazil from tariffs that his administration imposed last month on imported steel and aluminum.
Trade to figure heavily in Merkel’s meeting with Trump
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 26, 2018
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Donald Trump tomorrow, just ahead of the May 1 deadline for averting the steel and aluminum tariffs the Trump administration announced last month. What is the German leader hoping to get from her talks with the president? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Who's asking for exemptions from Trump's tariffs?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Apr 25, 2018
We took a look at requests submitted to the Department of Commerce.
U.S. automakers could be headed down a rocky road
by
Erika Beras
Apr 25, 2018
For years, low gas prices fueled sales of SUVs and pickup trucks, and low interest rates made it easier for car buyers to trade up every time some shiny new technology came along. But with gas prices and interest rates rising, and tariffs on imported aluminum and steel driving up costs, automakers are facing an […]
EU is unhappy with U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
Apr 24, 2018
When the United States imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports last month, the European Union and a handful of other key allies got a temporarily exemption that expires next week. China was not granted an exemption and took its case to the World Trade Organization. This week, the EU has decided to join that […]