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2025.06.05 21:50 GMT+8

U.S. doubles tariffs on imported steel and aluminum

Updated 2025.06.05 21:50 GMT+8
Karina Mitchell

A new wrench in Donald Trump’s trade war. The U.S. President vowing to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum on June 4.

The move comes as his tariff plans face legal challenges in U.S. courts and a clock that’s ticking on the 90-day pause on "reciprocal" tariffs to hammer out trade deals with the rest of the world. Karina Mitchell has more from New York.

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