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✍️ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says that an exemption for his country's steel and aluminum to US trade tariffs is 'under consideration' by Donald Trump, but the White House later announces a 25% tariff on imports without exemptions.
👉 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had a call with US President Donald Trump to discuss trade tariffs
👉 Albanese made the case for Australia to be exempted from tariffs
👉 The White House announced that Trump would be signing executive orders to place a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, without exemptions
👉 Albanese said he was hopeful an exemption would be secured
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Albanese said the relationship was off to a ‘tremendous start’ minutes before Trump signed an executive order to implement the tariffs on steel and aluminiumGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister says that an exemption for his country’s steel and aluminium to US trade tariffs is “under consideration” by Donald Trump, after a call between the two leaders on Tuesday morning.But minutes later, the White House announced the president was signing executive orders to place a 25% tariff on the imports, stepping up a long-promised trade war, without exemptions. Continue reading...
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