U.S. rejects EU’s request to join WTO steel, aluminum dispute with Canada

The U.S. has declined to allow the European Union to join a dispute brought by Canada over the Trump administration’s increased tariffs on steel and aluminum. The EU in March requested to join the dispute , arguing it had a “substantial trade interest” in it. President Trump upped U.S. duties on steel and aluminum to 25 percent under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; they went into effect on March 12. In a response made public on...