US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports, sparking sharp reactions across global metals markets and sending American copper futures to record ...

The administration wants to “bring copper production home”, but the most likely result is that manufacturers will have little ...

The announcement sent copper futures surging, with US Comex contracts jumping over 12 per cent to a record high, reflecting market surprise at both the timing and the steepness of the proposed rate.