Trump Spares Copper Market From Worst With 50% Duty on Products
A worker checks copper anode plates at the Codelco El Teniente processing facility in Machali, Chile.
Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/BloombergPresident Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on all semi-finished copper products coming into the US, but stopped short of applying the duty to imported refined copper, sparing domestic industries from potential higher costs.