Coverage dated April 16, 2024

Biden pushes to triple tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum

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US President Joe Biden is urging a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum as he visits Pittsburgh Wednesday, citing "unfair competition" while

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  1. New York Post

    Biden plans new 15% tariff on Chinese steel in election-year resumption of Trump trade war (opens New York Post)

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    President Biden will announce plans for a new 15% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum as he campaigns for votes in Pittsburgh on Wednesday — resuming former President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing.

  2. Digital Journal

    Biden pushes to triple tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum (opens Digital Journal)

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    US President Joe Biden is urging a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum as he visits Pittsburgh Wednesday, citing "unfair competition" while

  3. NPR

    Biden wants to hike tariffs on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum (opens NPR)

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    The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to triple tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Biden wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel as U.S. election looms (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The president will call for more than tripling the existing 7.5% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum imports.

  5. CBS News

    Biden aims to triple tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports (opens CBS News)

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    President Biden is on a three-day swing through Pennsylvania and the Rust Belt.

  6. WHEC Rochester

    Biden is seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he courts union voters (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    President Joe Biden wants to triple U.S. tariffs on steel from China. The president plans to make the announcement that he is out to better protect American producers from Beijing’s “industrial overcapacity” in an address to steelworkers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

  7. New York Times

    Biden, Competing With Trump to Be Tough on China, Calls for Steel Tariffs (opens New York Times)

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    Speaking to the United Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh, the president urged major increases to some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China.

  8. Politico

    Biden makes trade play for steel workers (opens Politico)

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    The president will propose hiking tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum today as part of a package of actions aimed at winning over Midwestern voters.

  9. CNN

    Biden to call for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel as he makes economic pitch in Pittsburgh (opens CNN)

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    President Joe Biden will call on his administration to ratchet up pressure on the Chinese steel industry as he brings his economic competition pitch to Pittsburgh, the heart of the American steel industry, on Wednesday, part of a three-day campaign trail swing through battleground Pennsylvania.

  10. The Guardian

    Biden to triple taxes on Chinese steel and block Japanese takeover of US Steel (opens The Guardian)

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    President touted plan during speech on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, where union support could prove crucial

  11. New York Times

    Biden to Call for Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Steel Products (opens New York Times)

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    In a speech to union steelworkers in Pittsburgh, the president will announce several new measures meant to raise new barriers against floods of Chinese imports.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Biden calls for tripling of Chinese steel tariffs while courting Pennsylvania union workers (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Biden wants to triple the tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, a decision that comes as he meets with union workers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

  13. Fortune

    Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel as he campaigns in Pennsylvania (opens Fortune)

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    In addition to boosting steel tariffs, Biden also will seek to triple levies on Chinese aluminum. The current rate is 7.5% for both.

  14. Investopedia

    Biden Seeks Steep Tariffs Hike on Some Chinese Steel, Aluminum Imports (opens Investopedia)

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    President Biden is reportedly seeking a more than tripling of certain tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from China, to 25% from 7.5%, as he seeks to attract workers ahead of the presidential election later this year.

  15. Green Field Reporter

    Biden is seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he courts union voters - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling for a tripling of tariffs on steel from China to protect American producers from a flood of cheap imports, an announcement he planned to roll out Wednesday in an address to steelworkers in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

  16. CBS News

    Biden says he (opens CBS News)

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    The White House says American workers face unfair competition from Chinese steel and aluminum imports.

  17. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden wants to triple China tariffs on steel, aluminum imports (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    President Joe Biden will call on the U.S. Trade Representative to triple the China tariff rate on steel and aluminum imports.

  18. NBC News

    Biden to call for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals (opens NBC News)

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    PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden will call for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum Wednesday when he speaks to union members in battleground Pennsylvania.

  19. Voice of America

    Biden seeks higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he courts union voters (opens Voice of America)

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    In addition to boosting steel tariffs, Biden also will seek to triple levies on Chinese aluminum - the current rate is 7.5% for both metals

  20. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Biden seeks higher tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum to support U.S. firms (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    President Joe Biden is calling for higher tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, part of a series of steps to shore up the American steel sector and woo its workers

  21. Kokomo Tribune

    Biden is seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he makes an election-year pitch to union voters (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    President Joe Biden wants to triple U.S. tariffs on steel from China. The president plans to announce that he is out to better protect American producers from Beijing’s “industrial overcapacity”

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