Copper Prices Have Soared as the US Threatens Tariffs on the Metal and China Boosts Its Economy NEW YORK (AP) — Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the vital metal. Buyers in the U.S ...

Gold isn’t the only metal smashing through record high prices. Copper prices in New York hit a record high on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that President Donald Trump might impose tariffs ...

The International Energy Agency expects demand for the base metal to rise 20% to 31,128 kilotons by 2030 and by 41% to 36,379 kilotons by 2040. The U.S. mined about 1.1 million tons of copper in 2024 ...