Trump Says 50% Tariff on Copper Imports to Be Effective August 1
Bloomberg Televisionยท2025-07-10 05:53
MARTIN What is the point of a 50% tariff if producers, suppliers, users of copper can just front run and import it now before the 50% kicks in. Well, if you were to ask Donald Trump that question, I guess he would say he's answered it today in his social post that he wants to rebuild the American copper industry. The 50% tariff designed to encourage domestic investment is much higher, I think, than most people in the copper industry expected.And as you've alluded to, there's now a sort of scramble to get me ...