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America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.

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This report is about metals & mining and tariffs and trade.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF-9.9% 30d

    iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • XME SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF-12.6% 30d

    SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-3.1% 30d

    Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • EWC iShares MSCI Canada ETF+0.2% 30d

    iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“canada”).

  • CAT Caterpillar-12.3% 30d

    Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • FCX Freeport-McMoRan-6.0% 30d

    Freeport-McMoRan (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • BHP BHP Group-9.5% 30d

    BHP Group (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • DE Deere-5.1% 30d

    Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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EWCNo price data for this ticker———————
CATNo price data for this ticker———————
FCXNo price data for this ticker———————
BHPNo price data for this ticker———————
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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly. WSJ

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

Companies carried with this story

  • PICK Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining

    In “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.,” Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly..” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • EWC Ishares Msci Canada Etf

    In “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.,” Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“canada”)

  • CAT Caterpillar

    Caterpillar (CAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly..” Reason on file: Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • FCX Freeport-Mcmoran

    Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly..” Reason on file: Freeport-McMoRan (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story

  • BHP BHP Group

    BHP Group (BHP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly..” Reason on file: BHP Group (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story

  • DE Deere

    For “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.,” Deere (DE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

On 27 Oct 2026, “America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.” is the story that connects Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) to this story.

What ties Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XME) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “aluminum” (metals & mining) in this story

Price levels for Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

PICK traded between 54.38 and 61.57 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 54.91. XLI traded between 163.00 and 172.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 164.61. XME traded between 95.16 and 109.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 96.34.

A simple score for Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

46 out of 100

“America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.