Copper Futures Gap Widens on Tariff Speculation

Copper Futures Gap Widens on Tariff Speculation

Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange surpassed $10,000 per ton on Thursday, driven by concerns over President Trump's potential tariff expansion on the crucial industrial metal used in everything from electric vehicles to power grids. Traders are rushing to deliver copper into the US before potential tariffs later this year.  On Feb. 25, President Trump signed an executive order directing the US Department of Commerce to investigate the po…

The threat of tariffs by the United States extends to all kinds of products and it is enough for the possibility of its application to cause prices to skyrocket. This is what is happening with copper after Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce at the end of February to initiate an investigation into the possible application of tariffs on copper for reasons of national security. The decision is triggering the price of metal, which …

London Copper Surges Back Above $10,000 On US Tariff-Driven Fears

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Copper rockets in rally fuelled by Trump tariff threats

Copper marched past its key threshold of $US10,000 a tonne after weeks of global trade dislocation triggered by US President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs on the crucial industrial metal.

Copper stocks rocket as traders push prices above $US10,000

The industrial metal reached its highest level since October as traders scrambled to prepare for potential tariffs, lighting a fire under the ASX’s copper producers.

Why are ASX copper shares seeing gold today?

Copper prices are soaring, and ASX copper shares are riding the wave. Overnight, the price for the bronze-coloured metal hit US$10,000 per tonne as speculations on global tariffs begin to mount. Rising copper prices are benefiting ASX-listed miners, with names like Capstone Copper (ASX: CSC) and Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR) each seeing gains of more than 10% in the last week. Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO), which has a large portfolio of copper a…