U.S., Mexico near deal to remove 50% steel tariffs, Bloomberg reports

The U.S. and Mexico are close to a deal that would remove President Trump’s 50%tariffs on steel imports up to a certain volume, Joe Deaux and Eric Martin of Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter. Trump hasn;t been directly involved in the negotiations and would need to sign off on any deal, Bloomberg added. The talks are being led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, sources told Bloomberg. The agreement, which hasn’t been finalized, would allow U.S. buyers to import Mexican steel duty-free as long as they kept total shipments below a level based on historical trade volumes, according to the people. The new cap would be higher than what was allowed under a similar deal during Trump’s first term, the sources added. Publicly traded companies in the steel space include ArcelorMittal (MT), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD) and U.S. Steel (X).