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 rose 0.44% yesterday, finishing at 769.3, boosted by optimistic signs from China, the world’s largest purchaser of metal. This increase signals a potential resurgence in the sector, which has faced hurdles due to low demand in China’s industrial sector. Furthermore, the prospect of reduced supply as Chinese copper smelters consider cooperative output reduction…
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…
Due to positive investor sentiment over potential interest rate cuts by the US central bank later this year, copper prices increased by 0.39% yesterday, closing at 763.15 rupees. The Federal Reserve decided against raising interest rates, but it did signal that it was prepared to lower rates by a minimum of 0.75 percentage points in…
Monday’s Asian trading saw a pullback in gold prices, which were still comfortably within a recent trading range as concerns about longer-term, higher U.S. rates increased ahead of important economic data. gold futures expiring in March dropped 0.4% to $2,041.85 an ounce, while spot gold declined 0.2% to $2,032.32 an ounce. Since higher rates increase…
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…
In anticipation of more robust market-supporting policies from China, copper prices fell -0.84% Wednesday, closing at 715.95. The People’s Bank of China implemented measures to stimulate economic growth, including lowering the reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions and executing 100 billion yuan in 14-day reverse repos. In an effort to promote economic expansion, these steps…
A weaker U.S. dollar helped copper settle up 0.16% at 722.35, as traders and investors remained cautious ahead of key central bank meetings. With an eye on raising almost $2 trillion, Chinese authorities are considering a series of steps to stabilize the collapsing stock market. The Chinese government has pledged to implement more potent measures…
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…
