Take a penny, hoard a penny
Copper prices skyrocket as Trump mints new tariffs on the metal—and Canada
Trump threatened Thursday to slap 35% tariffs starting Aug. 1 on imports from Canada.
Trump already imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian products back in February. After a one-month delay, those tariffs went into effect March 4. Two days later, Trump exempted Canadian imports complying with the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), affecting roughly…