Connecting the Dots

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that offers relief from the United States’ reciprocal tariffs to U.S. trading partners that strike deals on industrial exports such as nickel, gold, and other metals, along […] Read More

On Sept. 4, President Donald Trump announced that, through an executive order, he had formalized a trade agreement with Japan. Under the pact, “nearly all” imports coming into the United States from Japan will be […] Read More

In August and early September, the U.S. government issued two important decisions regarding steel product imports. First, as Steel Industry News reported, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final affirmative determinations in anti-dumping (AD) […] Read More

The U.S. government eliminated a tariff exemption for low-value package shipments that was in place for nearly 90 years. The new policy took effect at 12:01 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29. The tariffs, which will […] Read More

Connecting the Dots monitors all major economic announcements in the United States and Canada, but the Metals Service Center Institute also offers industrial metals industry-specific data products that provide much deeper analysis and insight. Visit […] Read More