{
  "id": 2001082,
  "title": "US said to halve tariffs on Canada steel, aluminum in trade deal, Bloomberg News reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-said-to-halve-tariffs-on-canada-steel-aluminum-in-trade-deal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260820/us-said-to-halve-tariffs-on-canada-steel-aluminum-in-trade-deal-bloomberg-news-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US and Canada are finalizing a trade deal. According to Bloomberg News, the tentative agreement would lower tariffs on certain Canadian exports of steel and aluminum to 25 percent.\n\nThe US had threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on $29 billion worth of Canadian goods, but the deadline for this passed with no action taken. US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (not Mark Carney, according to The New York Times and BBC World) have expressed optimism about the deal.\n\nUS Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (not Jamieson Greer, per National Post and other reports) said the Americans are happy with the latest discussions. Details on the agreement's specifics and concessions made by both sides remain unclear. Trump said Canada has agreed to eliminate tariffs on US farmers, though he did not specify which agricultural products.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump says US, Canada have a deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-says-us-canada-have-a-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:42:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US said to halve tariffs on Canada steel, aluminum in trade deal, Bloomberg News reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-said-to-halve-tariffs-on-canada-steel-aluminum-in-trade-deal-2002759",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:47:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}