U.S. copper prices vaulted to an all-time high after President Trump said Washington will slap imports of the metal with a 50% tax.Front-month futures contracts jumped 13% Tuesday, the largest single-day price surge in records going back to 1968,

Prices for the metal hit a record high after the president suggested a higher rate than many analysts were expecting.

By Ana Isabel Martinez and Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY/SANTIAGO (Reuters) -President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico could redirect the copper it typically sends to the U.S. to avoid tariffs from the Trump administration,