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Copper's strategic role threatened by Trump tariffs
Copper's strategic role threatened by Trump tariffs
Economy
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 50-percent tariffs on copper imports has roiled the strategic metal on markets. This is the level that markets had expected before Trump's bombshell announcement this week of a planned 50-percent tariff. pml-bcp/gv

Trump issues more letters to countries in push for tariff deals
Trump issues more letters to countries in push for tariff deals
Economy
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump released a fresh set of letters to trading partners Wednesday, setting out tariff rates for six countries as Washington pushes to bring about a flurry of trade deals. While the president in April imposed a 10 percent levy on almost all trading partners, he unveiled -- and then held off on -- higher rates for dozens of economies.