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Steel 50%
Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump declared an upcoming increase in tariffs on steel imports, doubling down on his trade war strategy. The tariffs are set to jump from 25% to 50%, a move aimed at bolstering the American steel industry. This announcement was made during a Pennsylvania rally, where Trump reiterated his commitment to further securing the U.S. steel sector.
The tariff hike is designed to support the Nippon-United States Steel (NYSE:X) deal, which Trump highlighted as a significant investment in the U.S. steel industry. He detailed that Nippon Steel Corporation plans to invest $2.2 billion in the Mon Valley Works and an additional $7 billion to modernize steel mills, expand ore mines, and construct cutting-edge facilities across Indiana, Minnesota, Alabama, and Arkansas. According to Trump, this investment will generate and preserve over 100,000 American jobs.
Trump emphasized the magnitude of the Nippon deal, calling it a "record-setting" $14 billion commitment to the future of the company and the