Copper rose to trade near a record as investors assess conflicting comments from President Donald Trump about trade relations between the world’s top two economies and Beijing’s signals that the Chinese economy can meet growth targets for this year. Trump said he could threaten China with “many other things” like airplane parts if there’s no deal between the two sides. Earlier, he sought to dial down confrontation with China ahead of likely trade talks this week. The United States leader is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this month. Fresh data from China released on Monday painted a mixed ... (full story)