US President Donald Trump officially imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, sparking selloffs in the stock markets, and a further surge in gold prices.
The Commission has pledged an action plan for the steel industry to be launched in mid-March, days after US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs against the sector are slated to come into force, beckoning the onset of a trade war.
The firms accuse the Biden administration of blocking the merger for “purely political reasons”.