Donald Trump just lit a match under the copper market with a sweeping 50% tariff on all copper imports into the United States. Signed via executive order in the dark corridors of D.C. power, the move is being pitched as a blow for “economic sovereignty.” But make no mistake—this is scorched-earth economics, the kind that reconfigures global alliances, vaporizes investor confidence, and sends supply chains into cardiac arrest. The tariff takes effect this Friday, lining up with a fresh wave of “reciprocal” levies on steel, aluminum, and other sectors the regime deems strategically exploitable. It’s the latest escalation in a protectionist crusade dressed up as patriotism—and the markets are reacting like it’s 1929 all over again. COPPER BLOODBATH: Copper prices…
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