Trump mulls 50 pct copper tariff, says no extension to August deadline
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WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has said that he would not extend an Aug. 1 deadline for higher U.S. tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a 50 percent duty on copper imports. The copper levy would come after a probe into imports of the metal, broadening a slate of sector-specific tariffs Trump has imposed since returning to the White House. "Today we're doing copper," he told a cabinet meeting on July 8. "I believe the tariff on copper, we're going to make
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