Tariff Risk Unleashes Record Copper Shipments Bound for US

Copper prices in the US are at levels well above other overseas markets.Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg

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By Julian Luk, James Attwood, and Yvonne Yue Li

March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated on

March 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM UTC

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The US is about to be flooded with a massive wave of copper as a worldwide dash to front-run potential tariffs by US President Donald Trump comes to a head.