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Why did copper escape US tariffs when aluminium did not?
A U.S. decision last week to exempt refined copper metal from import duties is in contrast to an earlier move to levy steep ...
Trump's 50% copper tariff includes a major exemption. That won't halt price rises
Raw copper materials will not face the high duty that had been expected, but consumer goods prices may still be impacted.
Copper Prices Crash After Trump Imposes Tariffs on Products, Not Raw Material
U.S. copper prices plunged after President Trump unveiled 50% tariffs on copper products, but not on the raw material itself.
Trump puts 50% tariffs on Brazil and copper, eliminates a tax loophole and hints at new deals
President Donald Trump signed executive actions on Wednesday imposing a 50% tariff on Brazil, a 50% tariff on certain copper ...
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Trump’s Copper Tariff Plan Shines Light On Regulatory Mess Holding US Mining Back
President Donald Trump’s plan to slap a 50% tariff on copper imports is exposing the tangled web of regulations that ...
Copper's physical tariff trade is rapidly unwinding
U.S. President Donald Trump sprang a double surprise on the copper market when he announced import tariffs of 50% effective ...
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FQM’s copper strategy: Zambia expansion & US tariff tailwinds
With global copper demand surging and US tariffs on Chinese copper looming, First Quantum Minerals is doubling down on Zambia ...
US copper tariffs risk widening China’s lead in metals processing, executives warn
But Kathleen Quirk, president and chief executive of US copper producer Freeport McMoran, said in an earnings call in July that it was “not a given that you can bring on refined copper [capacity] very ...