Germany and Steel Tariffs

Both the German and French governments said that it was good news to hear that Donald Trump has changed his mind about imposing new metal tariffs in Europe. The article I found says "We don't want further unilateral measures; rather, we want sensible agreements. Our goal is that at the end of these talks, the international trade architecture must be more stable- there must be more co-operation, not less." I thought this article ties in great with what we were learning in class about international trade tariffs, and whether or not they are good for everyone involved. Clearly to Germany, and France, the trade tariffs are a bad thing, and would hinder the business of the steel industry. It is cool to see that what we are learning in class is directly related to what is happening in international news. 
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c77jz3md4rdt/germany




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  1. RyanVApril 14, 2018 at 1:17 PM

    I thought the new tariffs was a strange idea and its nice to see our president coming to his senses again. It is interesting to see our class ideas correlating to real world events.

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