Column: Tariff threat opens up transatlantic rift in copper pricing
The arbitrage between CME and LME contracts has blown wider in recent days, with the US premium exceeding $1,000 per tonne.
President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump’s investments could affect any decision he makes on the US$3.8 billion project as president.
Trump’s 2016 federal disclosure forms show he owned between $15,000 and $50,000 in stock in Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners. That’s down from between $500,000 and $1 million a year earlier.