China will implement retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods and reinstate levies on American automobiles.

In a memo, a US Steel plant in Michigan says recently announced layoffs are expected to be temporary, not permanent. However, layoffs are likely to continue "periodically."

According to the Wall Street Journal, JSW Steel USA is suing the Trump Commerce Department for being denied exclusions from steel tariffs.

Domestic steel production utilization dips below 80 percent for the first time in nearly a year. 

President Trump says the 5 percent tariff on goods from Mexico will increase until illegal immigration stops. 

After being denied a steel tariffs exemption, an Allegheny Technologies Inc. steel mill in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, has put the breaks on hiring 100 workers. The Pittsburg Post-Gazette reports. 

In an op-ed published in Kentucky's Courier Journal, Thomas J. Gibson says steel tariffs are working for Kentuckians. 

A recent analysis from the home improvement company Porch found that the increase in tariffs on goods imported from China have the potential to add $17,000 to the overall cost of a newly constructed home, while remodeling projects could see an increase of 10 to 15 percent in total costs.  

After a warning that steel tariffs imposed by President Trump would lead to fewer jobs, Detroit automaker GM is set to layoff more than 4,000 people today.  

The international consultancy and construction firm, Mace, recently published a tender cost update for North America showing growth in the construction market is set to continue in 2019 with costs.