Emmanuel Macron thinks about shaking mood and markets. THE’European Union He intends to respond strongly to Trump’s duties with a strategic move. The idea is not to grant discounts and use a sort of contrast duties to “protect and defend yourself from the United States.
The announcement of the will to introduce mutual duties emerged during a press conference in Porto, Portugal, when Macron met Lusitian Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.
If Donald Trump It will really follow the intention to introduce 25% customs duties on products from the EU, it will pay the consequences: this is the position that emerged from the summit.
What are EU duties to the United States
Macron reiterated how much a mistake is both political and timing to impose duties in the EU in such a delicate period for the investments made defense.
The hopes of an agreement with Trump are now reduced to a minimum and the strategy is now clear: if from April the United States will impose rates on European products, i against duties They will be of the same amount and probably on steel and aluminum.
Despite Trump’s words, the uncertainty caused by the imminent arrival of the duties, due to rethinking, continues to shake the raw materials.
The severe blow that could inflict the president of the United States of America at the European Union was born for a very specific reason: fighting commercial deficits and European policies towards American technological giants. For this reason, the EU has declared that it will respond with firm and proportionate measures.
How silver and aluminum prices will change
To paint a not exactly rosy picture for the market of metals are the analysts of Bloomberg Intelligence. They could splash the prices of silver And aluminum.
In 2025 the value of silver could even overcome that of gold marking a negative historical record for the sector. The problem is the importance of this metal in the various sectors of the economy. It is used, among other things, in the electrification of photovoltaic panels.
The signal is already there: from January on international markets the price of silver has already increased by 8%. In chain, due to the duties introduced by the United States on Chinese products, the price of other metals could probably rise.
China’s response
From 4 March the US have imposed the so -called “Additional duties”By 10% on all imports from China. Share that is added to the already present duties, always 10%, which have been in force since February 2025.
The world economic giant has certainly not been looking at and is ready to respond and adopt any type of countermeasure that can defend interests and rights.
In addition, China stressed that the duties also weigh on American companies and consumers, as well as tightening the relationships between the two world powers.
The consequences of the against duties
Dice and against duties may have a particularly negative effect on the economy of the European Union. Both would end up increasing the costs for consumers for both imported and exported products.
Unfortunately also the duties to third countries such as China could create a dangerous competitive regime to European companies.
Finally, the last heavy problem that could arise from these product increase policies, it could be thesupply of materials which would represent yet another increase in costs for companies and consequently for the final recipients.
