Trump says 50% copper tariff to take effect Aug. 1
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The planned 50% tariff on copper imports may turn out to be the biggest own goal of U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with the rest of the world.
President Trump's threatened 50% copper tariffs have boosted prices for the metal in the U.S. far ahead of anywhere else, lifting the premium to roughly one quarter. Copper futures mainly trad
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MoneyWeek on MSNWhy is the copper price rising?Fears of an upcoming 50% copper tariff have caused a spike in copper prices in the US, though the red metal’s price is falling elsewhere
U.S. President Donald Trump broadened his global trade war on Tuesday as he announced a 50% tariff on imported copper and said long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals were coming soon.
London copper prices pared some earlier losses in volatile trading as traders digest President Trump’s announcement of a 50% U.S. import tariff. Gold futures slipped.