The LME cash copper contract trades at a substantial discount to the three-month contract, suggesting adequate near-term supply. This caused a modest decrease in copper prices yesterday, which ended at 801.4. The market’s excess inventory is highlighted by this discount, which is the biggest since at least 1982. Notwithstanding early optimism sparked by China’s better-than-expected…
Copper prices fell -0.37% to 757.7 on prospects of looser monetary policy and a stronger dollar, hurting investor sentiment towards the industrial metal. Furthermore, growing stockpiles in LME warehouses, which reached their highest levels since February, put downward pressure on copper prices. The increasing disparity between LME cash copper and the three-month contract, the highest…
U.S. inflation statistics that sparked worries about possible delays in high-interest rate cuts caused copper to close down by -0.25% at 705.9. Interest rate reduction forecasts were recalculated by traders in response to the surprisingly high U.S. consumer price index in January. Based on the present pricing of Federal funds futures, LSEG’s rate likelihood tool…
The optimistic developments in China’s policy support for its economy caused copper prices to marginally decrease by -0.05%, ultimately finishing at 729.5. China’s central bank gave a strong signal of support for the nation’s weak economy when it announced a significant reduction in bank reserves, bringing in approximately $140 billion to the banking sector. Furthermore,…
Disruptions in mine-side operations were the main driver of copper’s slight rise, which saw it settle up 0.42% at 715.4. Significantly, smelters’ desperate attempts to find raw materials have resulted in a drop in copper prices in China, which might threaten the margins of Chinese companies and possibly lower their output of refined copper. Surprising…
Copper prices increased by 0.91% to close at 739.3, supported by strong demand and mounting worries over supply interruptions. The optimism was bolstered by industrial profit improvements in China, the world’s largest metals user, as well as hopes of Chinese economic policy support amidst concerns about supply interruptions owing to Red Sea shipping restrictions. The…
Concerns about growing stocks at the London Metals Exchange (LME), which reached 174,900 tons a 225% rise since July caused copper to tumble 1%, ultimately ending at 713. In November, China released mixed industrial statistics that increased demand uncertainties. Up to 1% of global copper supply was impacted by First Quantum’s operations being suspended due…
After China took action to support its faltering stock and housing markets ahead of reports from the industrial sector, copper yesterday ended the day up 0.61% at 737.1. China’s decision to bolster its stock market by reducing stamp tax, among other measures, contributed to a more positive risk mood across financial markets. The dollar declined…
The price of copper yesterday increased by 0.26% to 714.3 as rising supply worries and hopes for government assistance overshadowed signs of weak demand. Since metal is a crucial raw material for the switch to renewable resources, major market players have continued to raise worries that the supply of copper cannot keep up with anticipated…
After the market fell to its lowest point since late November due to worries about demand in China, copper prices yesterday finished up by 1.08% at 723.2 with bargain-buying bolstering the prices. The latest in a string of disappointing numbers, China’s April industrial output and retail sales growth fell short of expectations. Property investment and…
