Prices for copper fell -0.23%, ending the day at 712.25. This decline was caused by a number of causes, including the Federal Reserve’s cautious approach, anxieties about a probable government shutdown in the United States, and worry about decreased industrial demand as a result of a slowing Chinese economy. A stronger dollar and rising bond…
The price of copper decreased a little by -0.18%, ending the day at 732.1. Although encouraging signs from China, the world’s largest buyer of metals, restricted the losses, this decline was caused by a stronger currency and rising copper inventories. The amount of copper stocks in LME-registered warehouses increased by 1,125 tonnes, reaching a total…
As the dollar became stronger and fresh information heightened worries about China’s economic recovery, copper yesterday saw a 1.1% decline to settle at 729.35, threatening the outlook for base metal demand. While year-to-date copper imports fell by 10.7% to represent a steep decline in demand for industrial inputs, both Chinese imports and exports decreased more…
On Wednesday, the gold price barely changed as the markets braced themselves for a Federal Reserve meeting, while copper prices continued their recovery from six-month lows. The dollar suffered this week due to disappointing U.S. economic statistics, which led to speculation that the Fed wouldn’t have enough room to continue rising interest rates. This led…
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…
After prices fell on worries about weak demand, copper rose yesterday by 0.41% to close at 742.2. After China’s reopening, investors were unimpressed by the volume of purchases made there. Given the lack of demand for physical delivery, the Yanghsan copper premium has been more than cut in half since mid-March to $23 a tonne….
As stockpiles in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses fell to 56,800 tonnes, the lowest level since 2005, supply concerns caused copper to end yesterday up 0.96% at 782.5. The global physical inventories have reached their lowest point in 14 years, according to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), and the copper supply market is still experiencing a…
The price of copper yesterday increased by 1.52% to settle at 783.45 as China’s demand has been strengthening as a result of a seasonal demand uptick and the post-pandemic economic rebound. Concerns over the availability of copper on the LME market have returned as canceled warrants or metal slated for delivery, now account for 45%…
Despite a decline over the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, copper prices are predicted to continue to rise this year. Political upheaval around the world could lead to additional gains for the red metal, but there are also huge hazards, according to specialists. Chinese copper cathode production in January was 41,700 tonnes less than the…
