London copper prices edged higher in early trading as the market weighed the impact of Trump’s 50% import tariff on the metal.

President Trump is amping up trade threats, again unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August and a warning to BRICS nations.

U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on copper has placed a record premium on prices of the metal in the United States that is likely to ease over the coming months as a stockpile created by traders anticipating the levy works through the system.

President Trump's threatened 50% copper tariffs have boosted prices for the metal in the U.S. far ahead of anywhere else, lifting the premium to roughly one quarter. Copper futures mainly trad

President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on copper imports on Tueday, a move aimed at bolstering domestic production and reducing U.S. reliance on foreign supplies, particularly from Chile, which accounts for nearly 35% of U.S. copper imports.