Donald Trump plans to roll back tariffs on metal and aluminium goods
Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in US
Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in US

Frequent changes to levies make it difficult to predict how trade of the metals would be affected

Recycling plants in the bloc are shutting down capacity as US producers can pay more for European scrap metal

US President Donald Trump announces levies on dozens of countries and formalises some trade deals

US president backed off his threat of new duties on European economies after market tumult

US administration has other ways to hit trading partners with duties

White House also rolls back levies on some metals in an attempt to simplify duties