Trump floats a 50% tariff on copper, risking price increases for wide range of goods

Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Ian Lange contributes to this article about how the Trump administration will soon impose a 50% tariff on all copper imported to the United States, adding another key manufacturing material to a growing list of items being targeted in trade wars and massive taxes on foreign products in a push to bring more manufacturing and production back to within the United States’ borders.  July 9, 2025.