Following the passage of its tax cut and spending bill last week, the Trump administration promised more trade deals

Global copper traders are offering cargoes to Chinese buyers as they look to offload metal no longer able to reach the U.S. before President Donald Trump's 50% copper tariff deadline. Trump said late on Wednesday he would impose the new tariff from August 1 to promote domestic production of everything from semiconductors to ammunition.

President Donald Trump mentioned Tuesday — almost in passing — that he planned to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports. It still hit like a bombshell, with potential to shake up U.S. efforts to expand,