A trade standoff between the U.S. and the European Union went late into Monday, with the Trump administration deferring until the last minute a decision on whether to impose planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the bloc’s members and other countries.

Just hours ahead of a self-imposed midnight deadline, President Donald Trump met with senior officials at 4 p.m., still debating a range of issues including whether to exempt the European Union from the penalties.

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