Copper miners fall as Trump's latest tariffs fan recession fears

Copper miners fall premarket as price of the key metal slips on fears U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs on key trading partners could fuel a global recession

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange down about 3% to $9,405 per ton

U.S.-listed shares of global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N and BHP Group BHP.N drop 1.7% and 2.5%, respectively

Copper miners Southern Copper SCCO.N and Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N down ~4.1% and 5.2%, respectively

U.S.-listed shares of Canada's miners Teck Resources TECKb.TO TECK.N fall 4.5%, while Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO, HBM.N declines 5.7%