How does the US trade surplus with Australia compare with others?

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US President Donald Trump says he'll consider a tariff on steel imports from Australia because of a trade surplus with the country, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes a look at how that compares with others with Alan Oster from NAB; plus the day on the sharemarket with Mark Gardner from MPC Markets.

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