Copper falls on stronger slip

From brecorder.com

Copper prices fell on Friday under pressure from a stronger dollar, while mounting worries that the United States may impose new import tariffs on the metal kept the New York futures premium over the London price near the record high. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) fell 1% to $9,834 a metric ton by 1445 GMT. The contract hit its five-month high of $10,046.50 on Thursday. Most active copper futures on the US Comex exchange were last down 0.9% at $5.065 a pound. They hit a 10-month high on Thursday. About a month ago, US President Donald Trump ordered a probe into potential new tariffs ... (full story)