Futures contracts hit a record price after the president announced plans for a 50 percent tariff on the metal, driving up costs for businesses.

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It was another day of reacting to Donald Trump’s latest remarks. The president sowed chaos in metals markets by indicating the US would implement a higher-than-expected 50% tariff on copper imports, spurring a record spike in New York futures and a drop in the global benchmark.