Why Trump's tariffs will have little impact on Australia and a trade war is unlikely
- Written by Tony Makin, Professor of Economics, Griffith University
Donald Trump has announced import tariffs on steel and aluminium.Shutterstock
US President Donald Trump has levied a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminium imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico. Trump had hinted that the trade protections would exclude Australia, but it wasn’t explicitly exempted.
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