Trump launches probe laying groundwork for tariffs on critical minerals

Trump launches probe laying groundwork for tariffs on critical minerals

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department to open a national security investigation that would lay the groundwork for the administration to impose tariffs on critical minerals, the latest sector to potentially face tariffs as part of Trump’s growing trade war. Trump signed an order initiating the probe, known as…

Trump orders probe into his country’s reliance on critical mineral imports

U.S. president Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an investigation into American imports of critical minerals.

Trump Launches Critical Minerals Probe to Weigh New Tariffs

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump launched a probe into the need for tariffs on critical minerals, the latest action in an expanding trade war that has targeted key sectors of the global economy.

Trump orders tariff probe on all US critical mineral imports

By Ernest Scheyder