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

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s economic statecraft reporter Joe Deaux joins host David Gura to discuss the president’s ongoing push to bring copper manufacturing back to the US. Why 50% levies on copper could affect everything from your car and iPhone to the nation’s electrical grid, and what the copper industry is doing to get ahead. 

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Trump’s 50% Copper Import Tariff Said to Include Refined Metal  

Once-in-a-Generation Copper Trade Upends a $250 Billion Market

Last week, President Trump sent markets into a tizzy, when he proposed tariffs on one of the world&rsquo;s most valuable commodities: Copper.&nbsp;
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg&rsquo;s economic statecraft reporter Joe Deaux joins host David Gura to discuss the president&rsquo;s ongoing push to bring copper manufacturing back to the US. Why 50% levies on copper could affect everything from your car and iPhone to the nation&rsquo;s electrical grid, and what the copper industry is doing to get ahead.&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/trump-s-50-copper-import-tariff-said-to-include-refined-metal">Trump&rsquo;s 50% Copper Import Tariff Said to Include Refined Metal </a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-07-11/trump-s-copper-tariffs-deadline-marks-end-of-once-in-a-generation-trade">Once-in-a-Generation Copper Trade Upends a $250 Billion Market</a>

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How Copper Tariffs Affect Everything You Touch

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