Tariffs continue despite trade deal, but impact seems limited

President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week patched up their feud and struck a new trade deal – which does nothing to help Buffalo-area companies bearing the weight of the steel and aluminum tariffs the two leaders imposed this summer.

But the strong economy is helping some of those local companies bear the higher costs that come with tariffs.

That seemed to be the consensus of several local executives and trade experts interviewed this week about the tariffs, which took effect this summer and which continue despite the much-heralded United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that Trump announced this week.