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US Doubles Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50% Amid Trade War

Published JUN 4 2025

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Above: President Donald Trump applauds as he comes to address at US Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on May 30, 2025. Image credit: Saul Loeb/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that the effective US tariff rate on goods being imported into the United States will be 9.37% at the end of 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.