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Hear Me Out, June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018 - 10:00am

Tariff Dispute - Tensions are mounting over trade, and, today, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would be placing $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese goods. The move comes on the heels of tariffs imposed on aluminum and steel with Canada, the European Union and Mexico.

In this hour, we’re talking about what impacts tariffs are having in the Twin Ports, northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. We’ll hear from Adele Yorde with the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. We’ll, Kelsey Johnson with the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, and Sakib Mahmud, an associate professor of economics at UW-Superior.

 

Host(s): 
Danielle Kaeding [2]
Guest(s): 
Adele Yorde [3]
Sakib Mahmud [4]
Kelsey Johnson [5]
Nick George [6]

Trump's Tariffs Good For Iron Ore Mining, Bad For Food Processors [7]

An aerial view of the iron ore docks in Agate Bay, in Two Harbors, Minn. [7]
Listen [8]Download [9]

Winners and Losers are starting to emerge as the Trump administration escalates the imposition of tariffs.


Source URL: https://www.wpr.org/shows/hear-me-out-june-15-2018

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[1] https://www.wpr.org/programs/hear-me-out
[2] https://www.wpr.org/people/danielle-kaeding
[3] https://www.wpr.org/people/adele-yorde-0
[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/sakib-mahmud
[5] https://www.wpr.org/people/kelsey-johnson
[6] https://www.wpr.org/people/nick-george
[7] https://www.wpr.org/trumps-tariffs-good-iron-ore-mining-bad-food-processors
[8] https://www.wpr.org/listen/1292696
[9] http://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=hmo180615_tariffs.mp3