(Reuters) Washington will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports (25% and 10% respectively) from the European Union, Canada and Mexico from midnight on Thursday, ending months of uncertainty over potential exemptions and sharply escalating the risk of a trade war.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters: “We look forward to continued negotiations, both with Canada and Mexico on the one hand, and with the European Commission on the other hand, because there are other issues that we also need to get resolved,”.