AirTalk dives into how Trump’s steep steel tariffs could affect manufacturing, construction and U.S. exports after international backlash. We also bring you the latest on evacuations and road closures as rains hits Southern California; weigh in on this year’s Oscar nominees with FilmWeek’s 2018 Academy Awards preview; and more.
We discuss potential impact of steel tariffs on manufacturing and construction, and the potential for a trade war
President Trump roiled markets in the U.S. and abroad, and stoked talk of possible trade wars after he announced on Thursday that he would impose strict tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on imported aluminum.
The president continued the narrative Friday on Twitter,
When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018
that trade wars are “good, and easy to win.”
The reaction from major U.S. trade partners around the world was largely one of shock, with some threatening retaliative measures. The European Union said it would be discussing ways to impose small “safeguards” to prevent the EU market from being flooded with steel that’s been rerouted from the U.S. China, a big exporter of steel to the U.S., encouraged caution when implementing protective measures and said the U.S. should “respect multilateral trade rules.”
How will this move affect manufacturing and construction industries? What would the impact be on imported goods and the agriculture business if countries were to retaliate?
Guests:
Dan Ikenson, director of Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
William Alan Reinsch, Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and senior adviser at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP
Brian Raff, director of government relations for the American Institute of Steel Construction, a nonprofit trade organization that represents the steel design, fabrication and construction industry
As rain comes down on SoCal, we check in on Santa Barbara and Ojai
Rain moved into Southern California, hitting hard in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, where there have been some debris flows and road closures.
We check in on the latest.
Guests:
Dave Zaniboni, public information officer and Captain with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department; he tweets
Stephanie O’Neill, reporter in Ojai covering the rains there; she tweets
FilmWeek’s 2018 Academy Awards Preview from The Theatre at Ace Hotel
The 90th annual Oscars® are set for this Sunday, March 4th at the Dolby Theatre here in Los Angeles, but before you head to your Oscar parties and fill out your ballot, tune in to hear AirTalk’s 16th annual Academy Awards Preview Show.
Larry Mantle, all nine of our FilmWeek critics, and over 1,000 die-hard FilmWeek fans packed into the historic Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to review the nominees in the major Oscar categories. While there was more agreement among the critics than one might expect for categories like Best Actor and Best Actress, it’s going to be a wide open year for other categories like Best Picture.
Who are your favorites to win the Oscars this year? Were there any movies you felt got snubbed that you would have liked to see among the nominees?
Guests
Justin Chang, film critic for KPCC and the Los Angeles Times; he tweets
Amy Nicholson, KPCC film critic and host of The Canon podcast; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide, and CineGods.com; he tweets
Christy Lemire, film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?”; she tweets
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com