US metals prices soar to big premiums ahead of Trump tariffs

• Steel stocks cheer Trump’s tariffs as companies combat ‘unfairly priced’ imports

  President Trump’s tariff plan is seen as leveling the playing field for domestic producers.
  
  MarketWatch - 7h
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  Temu and Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect

  Sellers and shoppers on the two sites say they saw items disappear and prices go up after President Donald Trump implemented tariffs on Chinese imports.
  
  Wired - 2d

• Here's how Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs could impact U.S. prices

  President Trump on Monday ordered new tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Experts say some products could become pricier.
  
  CBS News - 7h
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  Trump’s New Tariffs Target Foreign Metals

  Also, Elon Musk led a bid to buy OpenAI. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
  
  The New York Times - 8h

• How Trump’s tariffs could impact the price of gold

  Tariffs aren’t necessarily bullish for the yellow metal.
  
  MarketWatch - 14h

• FirstFT: Trump to impose metals tariffs and new retaliatory levies

  Also in today’s newsletter, Elliott takes a stake in BP and a shift in M&A advising on Wall Street
  
  Financial Times - 20h

• Trump tracker: US trade, tariffs and economy

  As the president threatens a trade war, follow the latest on tariffs and executive orders
  
  Financial Times - 1d
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  Nonalcoholic booze scores big ahead of the Super Bowl

  Zero-proof beer sales are surging just as another major brand touts its newest boozeless brew during Sunday’s big game.
  
  NBC News - 2d

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  Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials

  President says move will ‘mean a lot more business for America’
  
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  Trump to hit US steel and aluminium imports with 25% tariffs

  Administration will grant no exclusions to any products, officials say, raising risk of trade war
  
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• Kering slightly beats fourth-quarter forecasts but sales at embattled Gucci brand plunge 24%

  French luxury goods firm Kering on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales that were nevertheless down year-on-year amid lagging demand for its main Gucci label.
  
  CNBC - 14m

• Italy's UniCredit posts fourth-quarter profit beat, raises shareholder returns

  Italy's second-largest lender UniCredit on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit beat, raising shareholder returns amid market focus on the bank's M&A overtures.
  
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• BYD shares hit record high after EV maker rolls out driver assistance tech with DeepSeek's AI help

  Advanced smart driving will become a standard safety feature similar to seatbelts and air bags, BYD's founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu said.
  
  CNBC - 2h

• Trump tariffs are 'punitive,' former U.S. ambassador to Singapore says, warns of U.S. job losses

  Lavin said that "we're in for a bit of bad news in the near term," adding that the tariffs will also hurt the auto industry in the U.S.
  
  CNBC - 2h

• Asian economies scramble to appease Trump as the U.S. president ratchets up tariff threats

  Asian economies are striving to avert Trump tariffs as they have hefty trade surpluses with the U.S. and levy much higher duties on imports from the country.
  
  CNBC - 2h