Copper Tariffs: A Risky Gamble for U.S. Industry

The mainstream news media has already figured out that the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on imported copper of 50 percent would dramatically hike copper prices for American industry and raise the price of products containing copper for consumers, which...

Russia’s Cheap Oil Ride to India Hits a Fragile Plateau

Freight rates for Russian Urals crude from Baltic ports to India have dipped again in July, falling to $5.0–$5.3 million per Aframax shipment—down from $5.5–$5.7 million in June—as more tankers become available. But traders warn: don’t get too comfortable. A new round...

Why Aramco Can’t Win Under Trump’s Oil Price Doctrine

The broad view of the US President Donald Trump’s first administration as exclusively told to OilPrice.com at the time by a senior legal figure in that team was: “We’re not going to put up with any more crap from the Saudis.” That comment came after Saudi Arabia had...