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title: "Trump considers lowering metal tariffs to reduce aluminum product prices, causing aluminum prices to fall."
description: "On Friday, London aluminum futures prices fell after the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration is considering partially lifting steel and aluminum tariffs to address the lingering aff"
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# Trump considers lowering metal tariffs to reduce aluminum product prices, causing aluminum prices to fall.

On Friday, London aluminum futures prices fell after the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration is considering partially lifting steel and aluminum tariffs to address a cost-of-living crisis inherited from the Biden-Harris administration ahead of the November midterm elections.

Citing three people familiar with the matter, the FT said White House officials are reviewing tariffs of up to 50% on steel and aluminum imports, which would affect a range of downstream consumer goods from appliances to soda cans. The plan would exempt some products, pause further tariff expansion, and shift the focus of investigations to more specific products to safeguard national security.

Trade officials at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative believe the tariffs have already pushed up prices for items like beverage cans and pie plates, thereby hurting consumer confidence.

This year, amid public concerns about food affordability, the government is considering price exemptions for some popular food items to curb supermarket price increases. Last year, Trump called for a trade war with Beijing ahead of the midterm elections.

News of the planned tariff cuts on aluminum and steel products led to a decline in London metal futures prices on Friday morning.

London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminum fell 1.3% to $3,059 per ton. Zinc fell 1.4%, and copper fell about 0.5% after LME copper inventories saw their largest increase since July.

The Bloomberg Industrial Metals Subindex (core contracts: aluminum, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc futures) appears to have formed another peak since 2022 and remains well below the highs seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For companies operating in this sector, it has become evident that navigating the U.S. tariff system is extremely difficult, and the tariffs seem to change every month.

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