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We will take necessary measures, including lobbying the United States for an exemption, while closely monitoring any possible impact on the Japanese economy."
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who met with Trump last week, said in parliament We are aware of the presidential order about additional tariffs on steel and aluminum were issued... we have requested to the US government to exclude our country from the measures,
Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters The US president agreed that an exemption was under consideration in the interests of both of our countries,
Albanese told reporters after the call Japan will carefully study the content of the measures and their impact on our country and take necessary policy,
The major companies in Australia are majority held by, the largest shareholder, is China,
We have a [trade] surplus to Australia, one of the few. And the reason is they buy a lot of airplanes. They are rather far away and need lots of airplanes,
The damage will extend beyond just the steel and aluminum sectors, impacting all businesses that rely on these materials throughout the supply chain,
Foreign customers are shifting their supply chains away from U.S. producers. Once removed, especially for smaller, family-owned businesses, it is difficult to regain that lost business,
I deeply regret the US decision to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum exports,
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, reaffirmed in a social media post We are the US’s closest ally. Our economies are integrated. Canadian steel and aluminum are used in a number of key US industries, whether it is defence, shipbuilding, manufacturing, energy, automotive,
Small businesses run on very small margins. And so a 25-percent increase in any product is going to hurt,
Sandra Payne, an owner of Denver Concrete Vibrator, which imports steel and other raw materials, told The Associated Press news agency We were being pummelled by both friend and foe alike,
Trump said as he signed the orders on Monday Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered - they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures,
I don't mind."
Asked about threats of retaliation by other countries against his new tariffs, Trump said The reality is, though, our suppliers have international sources for aluminum steel. So that price will come through and it may be a speculative part in the market where price would come up because the tariffs are even rumored.”
Tariffs such as these do nothing to enhance the automotive industry directly,
Steel producers have to find ways to increase capacity, and aluminum and steel might be in short supply in the short term,
said Sam Fiorani, analyst at AutoForecast Solutions, which studies the industry We’re concerned about the downstream effects on consumer products like automobiles,
said Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of MichAuto, a state auto industry association Industries like automotive have built their entire financial plan based on sourcing products where they can; locally, if it’s possible, globally, if it makes the most sense,
Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy highlights the importance of deepening engagement with Korea and other key partners in the region,
Canadian Ambassador to Korea Tamara Mawhinney said
