{"id":1406,"date":"2018-03-08T04:22:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T04:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2018-03-08T04:22:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T04:22:22","slug":"us-metal-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-may-be-exempt-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/2018\/03\/08\/us-metal-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-may-be-exempt-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US metal tariffs: Mexico and Canada may be exempt, White House says"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SOURCE: BBC<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"story-body__h1\">US metal tariffs: Mexico and Canada may be exempt, White House says<\/h1>\n<div class=\"with-extracted-share-icons\">\n<div class=\"story-body__mini-info-list-and-share\">\n<div class=\"story-body__mini-info-list-and-share-row\">\n<div class=\"mini-info-list-wrap\">\n<ul class=\"mini-info-list\">\n<li class=\"mini-info-list__item\">\n<div class=\"date date--v2 relative-time\">45 minutes ago<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share-tools--event-tag\">\n<div id=\"comp-pattern-library-5\" class=\"distinct-component-group container-twite\">\n<ul class=\"sharetools sharetools--reveal\">\n<li class=\"twite__channel-out twite__channel-out--facebook twite__channel-click-extracted--facebook\"><a class=\"extracted__channel-link extracted__channel-link--facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43325060#\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Share this with Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twite__channel-out twite__channel-out--twitter twite__channel-click-extracted--twitter\"><a class=\"extracted__channel-link extracted__channel-link--twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43325060#\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Share this with Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twite__channel-out twite__channel-out--messengerdesktop twite__channel-click-extracted--messengerdesktop messenger-show\"><a class=\"extracted__channel-link extracted__channel-link--messengerdesktop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43325060#\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Share this with Messenger<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twite__channel-out twite__channel-out--email twite__channel-click-extracted--email\"><a class=\"extracted__channel-link extracted__channel-link--email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20BBC%20News&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-us-canada-43325060\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Share this with Email<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"twite\"><a class=\"twite__share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43325060#share-tools\"><span class=\"twite__share-text\">Share<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"topic-tags\">\n<div id=\"u6711621480062604\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-body__inner\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/660\/cpsprodpb\/1169A\/production\/_100322317_mediaitem100322316.jpg\" alt=\"A worker at a steel factory in Germany\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">GETTY IMAGES<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><span class=\"media-caption__text\">The US is planning tariffs on metals &#8211; but may be hit in kind by other countries<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The White House says there could be exemptions to US plans to impose tariffs on metal imports, in a softening of its tough stance.<\/p>\n<p>Canada, Mexico and other countries may see &#8220;carve-outs&#8221; on national security grounds, a spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has said steel products will face a 25% tariff, with 10% on aluminium goods.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, China threatened an &#8220;appropriate and necessary response&#8221; in any trade war with the US.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and the US should strive to be partners rather than rivals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43316228\">The EU has proposed retaliatory measures<\/a>\u00a0against a number of US goods including bourbon and peanut butter.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-43285533\">Why Trump is hanging tough on trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43262278\">Five reasons Why trade wars aren&#8217;t easy to win<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-43251335\">Steel tariffs: What impact will they really have?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite opposition at home and abroad, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the US president would sign the measures in by the end of the week, with US media reporting it could happen as early as Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>But she added: &#8220;There are potential carve-outs for Mexico and Canada based on national security, and possibly other countries as well based on that process. That would be [on] a case-by-case and country by country basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has previously suggested that planned tariffs for Canada and Mexico could be abandoned if a &#8220;new and fair&#8221; North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) is signed.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Why is Mr Trump doing this?<\/h2>\n<p>Mr Trump has railed against the US trade deficit, arguing that other countries have been &#8220;taking advantage of&#8221; the US for decades.<\/p>\n<p>One of his campaign promises was to rebuild the US steel and aluminium industries which he said has suffered &#8220;disgraceful&#8221; treatment from other countries, in particular cheap Chinese imports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed\">\n<div class=\"social-embed-post social-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"embed embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"embed-region\" role=\"region\"><a class=\"off-screen jump-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43325060#jump-linkhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/971349864125788160\">Skip Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrap\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/971349864125788160\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand u-floatRight\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Donald J. Trump\">Donald J. Trump<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--verified \" title=\"Verified Account\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\">\n<div class=\"u-hiddenVisually js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From Bush 1 to present, our Country has lost more than 55,000 factories, 6,000,000 manufacturing jobs and accumulated Trade Deficits of more than 12 Trillion Dollars. Last year we had a Trade Deficit of almost 800 Billion Dollars. Bad Policies &amp; Leadership. Must WIN again! <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value Tweet-prettyLink\">MAGA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/971349864125788160\">6:40 AM &#8211; Mar 7, 2018<\/a><\/div>\n<ul class=\"Tweet-actions Tweet-action--newsActions\" role=\"menu\">\n<li class=\"Tweet-action Tweet-action--newsAction\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--heartEdge TweetAction-icon\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Tweet-action--heart TweetAction TweetAction--heartEdge\" title=\"Like\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=971349864125788160\"><span class=\"TweetAction-stat\">104K<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"Tweet-action Tweet-action--newsAction\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--replyEdge TweetAction-icon\" role=\"img\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Tweet-action--replyEdge TweetAction TweetAction--replyEdge\" title=\"View the conversation on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/971349864125788160\"><span class=\"TweetAction-stat\">52.5K people are talking about this<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-InformationCircle--bottom tweet-InformationCircle\"><a class=\"Icon Icon--informationCircleWhite js-inViewportScribingTarget\" title=\"Twitter Ads info and privacy\" href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-report\"><a class=\"embed-report-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\">Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"jump-linkhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/971349864125788160\" class=\"off-screen\">End of Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week he dismissed concerns he could trigger a trade war, instead saying &#8220;trade wars are good&#8221; and were something the US would easily win.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump has already hinted he could drop plans to impose tariffs on Mexican and Canadian metals but linked it to the US getting a better deal in the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).<\/p>\n<p>Mexico and Canada are among the main suppliers of steel to the US.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">What&#8217;s the reaction been?<\/h2>\n<p>The US plans have sparked worldwide alarm and jolted stock markets.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that the tariffs would fail to protect American jobs and would ultimately raise prices for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned &#8220;nobody wins&#8221; in a trade war, saying it would harm global economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The EU has set out tit-for-tat plans to impose import duties on bourbon, peanut butter, cranberries, orange juice, steel, and industrial products. Other countries are also considering retaliatory steps.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Mr Trump&#8217;s Republican party are concerned too, with House Speaker Paul Ryan saying he wanted to see tariffs that were &#8220;more surgical and more targeted&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday saw the departure of top White House economic advisor Gary Cohn, who is a strong supporter of free trade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2DA4\/production\/_100248611_chart-ussteel-r4oup-nc.png\" alt=\"A chart shows the top steel importers to US: Canada, EU, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia, Turkey\" width=\"624\" height=\"403\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOURCE: BBC US metal tariffs: Mexico and Canada may be exempt, White House says 45 minutes ago Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe US is planning tariffs on metals &#8211; but may be hit in kind by other countries The White House says there could&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/2018\/03\/08\/us-metal-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-may-be-exempt-white-house-says\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1407,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406\/revisions\/1407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}