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The Guardian // Business // Markets

Copper prices in US hit record high after Trump announces 50% tariff

Wednesday 9th July 2025, 10:32AM

Latest escalation in trade war is expected to push up costs across key parts of US economyCopper prices hit a record high in the US after Donald Trump announced he would impose a 50% tariff on the industrial metal, in the latest escalation of his trade war.Trump said before a cabinet meeting on Tuesday: “Today we’re doing copper,” proposing a 50% tariff rate for imports. He also threatened to impose a 200% border tax on pharmaceuticals but in a year or a year and a half’s time. Continue reading...

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