Group 1 - The U.S. government announced a 50% tariff on certain imported copper products, effective August 1, which includes semi-finished copper products and copper-intensive derivatives [1][3] - The announcement led to a significant drop in copper prices, with New York copper prices falling over 18% to $4.60 per pound, and major copper producers Freeport-McMoRan and Southern Copper saw declines of approximately 10% and 6% respectively [1][3] - The new regulations are expected to disrupt global copper trade flows, as refined copper (electrolytic copper) is excluded from the tariff list, which may lead to a re-export of large quantities of copper previously shipped to the U.S. [4][5] Group 2 - Copper is the third most consumed metal globally, following iron and aluminum, with about half of the copper used in the U.S. being imported, primarily from Chile [5]
特朗普宣布:50%关税,就在明天!一波多头被打爆:价格应声暴跌超18%