0200 GMT - Australian miners are deep in the red on President Trump's soon-to-be-enacted 104% tariff on imports from China, the dominant buyer in global commodity markets. BHP and Rio Tinto, the world's two biggest miners by market value, are down 3.0% and 4.2%, respectively. Investors fear the escalating trade war between the world's largest economies will weigh on commodity demand. Australia's metals and mining index is 3.1% lower. Lithium miners face a double whammy after President Trump signed executive orders aimed at revamping the U.S. coal industry and increasing the use of the fuel to generate electricity. Part of the reason some investors are bullish on lithium--a key battery ingredient--is the expectation of massive growth in energy storage for renewable-power generation. Producer Pilbara Minerals is down 6.0%. (rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com; @RhiannonHoyle)
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April 08, 2025 22:00 ET (02:00 GMT)
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