Korea remains helpless against Trump's metal tariffs

The best scenario is Washington's designation of Korea as a country that is exempt from the metal tariff, but it seems unlikely, given the absence of the top decision-maker in the government,

a metal industry official said on condition of anonymity

Through various channels, including high-level talks, the government will go all out to cope with this issue,

he said during a meeting with the CEOs of domestic steelmakers, mentioning Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo's departure for the U.S. this week

The government will help tariff-hit small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to normalize their business and diversify their export destinations,

SMEs Minister Oh Young-ju said Wednesday

Now is the time for Canadians to stand together against his aggression,

one poster said

The first thing we're paying attention to is the new administration: pro-growth, less regulation. We're here for it. We love it,

Wolf said

For years, NAHB has been leading the fight against tariffs because of their detrimental effect on housing affordability,

the association wrote in a blog post published last week

The government is working to bolster trade safeguard measures, including strengthening monitoring on imported goods and circumvention dumping on unfairly imported products,

he said

I ask the companies to consider heightened uncertainties as a constant variable and proactively review investment and export strategies focused on high-value products,

Ahn said

Will there be some pain?”

he asked in February

I am ready to sit down with President Trump at the appropriate time under a position where there is respect for Canadian sovereignty and we are working for a common approach, a much more comprehensive approach for trade,

Carney said on Wednesday

Today is a difficult day for Canada and the industry because of these unjustified tariffs that have been put on,

he added

We don’t want to do this because we believe in open borders and free and fair trade, but we are doing this in response,

Carney said

We are in a trade war and when a trade war begins, it tends to sustain itself and feed itself,

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on French television

Dominic LeBlancfinance Minister

We will not stand idly by while our iconic steel and aluminum industries are being unfairly targeted,

Canada's Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said

The subsidies allowed China to come in at an artificially low price. And that has roiled the aluminum industry globally and in particular in the United States,

said Paul

It really is the magic metal,

said Charles Johnson, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association

When you consider a $40,000 car or something like that, it might increase the price by about $75,

said Scott Paul, president at the Alliance for American Manufacturing, an advocacy and lobbying group

Markets are unnerved by the punishment that the administration, convinced that the U.S. is a victim, is willing to inflict on close allies,

he concluded

It is not clear where the Trump administration's current path of 'shock and awe' is supposed to lead,

the former International Monetary Fund chief economist wrote in Project Syndicate this week

The risk that stuff starts to come under pressure and becomes a structural issue in the markets is not something I would, by any means, underplay."

Referring to exorbitant privilege, Kasman added