BBCNEWS World Business Report March 23, 2022 05:45:00
The us has confirmed it will drop tariffs on british steel and aluminium shipments, which were imposed by former president donald trump in 2018 as he sought to protect americanjobs. it follows similar deals america has made with japan and the european union. in exchange, the uk said it was ending duties it put on us products such as bourbon whiskey and levi jeans in retaliation. britain's trade minister anne—marie trevelyan says this is progress. it's fantastic news, both for the uk and the us, it means we will be able to take away the rebalancing measures, so for the us stripping away some ...