Premiums for consumers buying aluminium on the physical market in the United States hit a record 60 cents a lb or $1,323 a metric ton on Thursday after Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on U.S. imports of the metal.
The tariffs doubled to 50% on Wednesday.
The U.S. Midwest duty-paid premium has gained nearly 190% since Trump was elected in November for his second term as president.
So Trump’s higher prices are encouraging people to leave their “real job” to become a bum collecting used aluminum cans for money?