Steel, aluminum announcement unlikely to impede largely technical progress at NAFTA round

MEXICO CITY – President Trump’s announcement of impending global tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is not expected not change the course of negotiations at the seventh NAFTA round here, with Canada and Mexico waiting for the White House to release its final decision next week – including what, if any, countries will be excluded from the tariffs, sources said. Negotiators are focusing on closing non-controversial chapters and have already made some progress in that area. Mexican chief negotiator Kenneth...