Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit the US before the G7 summit to secure a better trade deal.

Trump announced at a Pennsylvania rally on Friday that he plans to double tariffs on steel imports to 50% from 25%.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%. Speaking at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania, Trump said the move aims to further protect domestic industry.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he plans to double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports—increasing the charge from 25% to 50%.The tariff escalation comes at a precarious time, as Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs are immersed in legal trouble at the court level and many U.

President Trump's move to double steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% from Wednesday is making waves: Shares in American steelmakers jumped in premarket trading Monday. [**Cleveland-Cliffs

Wells Fargo's Christopher Harvey thinks a 10% tariff could be split evenly between importers, corporations, and consumers.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that he exchanged views on tariff issues with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Thursday.

Trump hails Japan’s US Steel deal in Pittsburgh rally as he doubles steel tariffs to 50% - President vows ‘nobody is going to get around’ new 50 percent tariffs on foreign steel, but the details of Nippon’s U.

Japan's economy minister is heading to Washington this week for a fresh round of talks in an effort to protect vital US trade ties Japan is preparing a package of economic incentives - including expanded purchases of semiconductors and increased defence spending - as it seeks to persuade US President Donald Trump to ease the threat of steep

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting Washington to meet President Donald Trump before a mid-month summit of the Group of Seven nations as he seeks a trade deal, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.