Trump, Copper and Tariff
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U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of a 50% tariff on copper imports is raising alarm in the U.S. auto sector, as it could make it even harder for carmakers and suppliers to absorb border taxes and rising costs,
🤦🏼♀️ Good god, Trump is actively trying to destroy whole industries on his way out the door. Forget the defense industry, this decimates the construction industry. Between his tariffs on lumber, steel, and COVID his first term — how many times can he screw over builders his second… https://t.co/9HFPYELoVj
President Donald Trump's threats to impose high tariffs on countries make U.S. trading partners and investors nervous. But his sector tariffs could hurt consumers and businesses more in the long run.
Copper shipments into the United States are expected to accelerate in the coming weeks in a final scramble to get metal across the border before U.S. President Donald Trump's higher than expected 50% tariff on imported copper takes effect.