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Sources: Canada, Mexico pushing to resolve steel, aluminum tariffs ahead of midterms

October 18, 2018 at 5:55 PM
The U.S., Canada and Mexico are working to lift Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in the U.S., sources said. One source described a “growing consensus” that the controversial tariffs could be scrapped -- most likely replaced by quotas -- before Nov. 6. The tariffs were major issues in talks between the three on a NAFTA replacement, with Canada and Mexico vehemently opposed to the Trump administration's use of a national security law...

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