BRUSSELS: The European Union and Japan are seeking to be excluded from U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade envoy on Saturday, with the EU warning it will retaliate if Washington does not relent. “We need a dialogue with the United States. Japan, the United States’ top economic and military ally in Asia, is among the other nations seeking to join the exemption list. In talks, the United States should not expect any EU concessions to win an exemption, EU officials said. European steel and aluminium associations have warned that the U.S. tariffs could cost their sectors thousands of jobs.

Source: New Strait Times March 09, 2018 23:03 UTC