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US steel tariffs' bitter blow will hurt America most
The tariffs risk dealing a blow to the far bigger car and machinery industries that depend on their raw materials
Published Thu, Mar 1, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
TO a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. To US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross - who owes much of his personal wealth to buying US steel mills and selling them on - there's no manufacturing problem that can't be solved with metal tariffs.
President Donal…
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