The Big Take

Why Markets Went Crazy Over 50% Copper Tariffs

On today’s Big Take podcast: What Trump’s 50% copper tariffs could mean for consumer electronics, cars and the US military.

Copper wire unspooled in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

Photographer: Justin Hamel/Bloomberg

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Last week, President Trump sent markets into a tizzy, when he proposed tariffs on one of the world’s most valuable commodities: Copper.