Steel Products
April 6, 2018
SMU Market Trends: Steel Execs Evenly Split on Trump Leveraging Tariffs
Written by Tim Triplett
Steel executives are evenly split on whether President Trump is making the right choice to use the Section 232 tariffs as leverage to negotiate better trade deals and quotas on future steel imports. Respondents to this week’s Steel Market Update market trends questionnaire expressed sentiments ranging from “it’s about time we had fair trade” to “building trade walls has never worked and never will.”
Following are some comments from steel executives who look favorably on Section 232:
