Trump says 50% copper tariff to take effect Aug. 1
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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
Billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland welcomed US President Donald Trump’s vow to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports, arguing that domestic production of the metal was “fundamental to America’s national security”.