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Trump trade war expands globally as 25% tariffs on aluminium and steel take effect

Sky News

By James Sillars

March 12, 2025

Donald Trump’s trade war has expanded to cover the world, with 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US in effect from today, affecting UK products worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

The duties were announced in mid-February as stock market investors cheered President Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda which saw only Mexico, Canada and China come under initial pressure.

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