[US Dollar Index Continues to Decline but Faces Tariff Disruptions, Copper Prices Center Moves Lower Overnight]
Macro side, Trump stated that Canada's imposition of retaliatory tariffs on the US would immediately trigger an equivalent amount of reciprocal tariffs from the US. The EU strongly condemned the US tariffs on Canada and Mexico, while the Commerce Secretary suggested that Trump might compromise on tariffs with Canada and Mexico, potentially announcing exemptions today. Canada and Mexico have already announced countermeasures, and China has also imposed additional tariffs on US agricultural products. Concerns over tariffs and global trade resurfaced, but at the same time, the US dollar index continued to decline, and copper prices moved lower in sideways movement.

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