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Divergence in Copper- Can LME Copper Catch Up with COMEX Copper?

The U.S. tariffs have caused COMEX copper prices to experience extreme price variance over the past months, leading to new record highs. Meanwhile, three-month LME copper forwards have not challenged their Q2 2024 all-time price peak. While the U.S. futures have been far more volatile than the U.K. forwards, fundamentals…

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The $5 Billion Copper Trap: How One ETF Got Burned By Trump's Surprise Tariff Move

Just when the copper code had been cracked by traders (or so they thought), President Donald Trump‘s tariff surprise slammed copper prices, and in turn copper ETFs, into a loss spiral, resulting in a path of losses, confusion, and a storage facility full of losing wagers.

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper And Gold Volumes Shine, CEO Touts China, India As Major Demand Driver

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Wednesday, driven by strong copper and gold sales volumes, lower costs, and favorable pricing. The company also marked a major operational milestone with the start-up of its new copper smelter in Indonesia.

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Q2 in Base Metals- Where are prices heading in Q3 and Beyond?

The base metals composite edged lower in Q2 but was higher over the first half of 2025. Copper was particularly volatile, with the price dropping from over $5 to challenge critical support at $4 before returning to the $5 per pound level at the end of Q2.

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Trump's 50% Copper Tariff Shocks Markets—These Stocks Are Winning Big

A surprise 50% import tariff on copper announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent the red metal into a frenzy, driving prices to a historic high of $5.90 per pound as investors rushed to price in potential supply constraints.

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Cocoa Prices Are Stuck Against Key Resistance Levels. Is a Breakout Possible Here?

Here are the European commodity winners and losers for the week of June 29.

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Can Copper Reach New Highs?

After reaching a new record peak in March 2025, COMEX copper futures prices plunged, but remain just above the critical technical support level. Copper rallied to a lower high before selling took the price to just below the midpoint of the March and April trading range.

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Copper’s Summer Slide: Can Traders Profit from July Futures’ Seasonal Drop?

Copper’s July futures are primed for a seasonal price dip, driven by China’s economic slowdown and hefty LME inventories. Seasonal data reveals a consistent sell pattern, allowing traders to profit with futures or options. Uncover the strategy and risks to seize this bearish opportunity.

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Did Copper’s Correction Destroy the Bull Market?

COMEX copper futures reached a new record high in March 2025, while the LME three-month copper forwards did not achieve the same feat. COMEX copper futures plunged in early April but held a critical technical support level and recovered.

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European Commodities: Did Nickel Prices Just Bottom?

Here are the European commodity winners and losers to watch this week.

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Base Metals in Q1 2025- Where are they Heading in Q2?

Base metals prices moved mostly higher in Q1, with COMEX copper leading the way on the upside. The COMEX futures outperformed the LME forwards because of the uncertainty of U.S. tariffs on the metals markets.

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Inside Europe's Last 'Open-outcry' Trading Floor

In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal traders still conduct business in-person by shouting orders across Europe's last so-called open-outcry trading floor.

International Business Times

London Metal Exchange fined £9.2m by City watchdog over nickel price spike

The FCA said the London Metal Exchange ‘should have been better prepared to address the serious risks posed by extreme volatility’.

Evening Standard

London Metal Exchange fined £9.2m for role in nickel market chaos

Exchange was ‘unprepared’ for the risks that emerged when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused a price rise

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European Commodities: UK Natural Gas Plunges as U.S.-Russia Relations Thaw

Aluminium could also move big in response to changing sanctions on Russia; meanwhile, sugar soared last week, and cocoa sold off.

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Will Copper Make New Highs in 2025?

Copper prices reached new record highs in 2024. While the red metal declined from the peak, the price remains above $4 per pound as it consolidates its gains and decides if 2025 will bring another record high.

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Green activists warn London exchange over possibly ‘criminal’ copper trading

Dealing in metal from Papua could break UK law because of environmental impact of mining it, campaigners argue

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European Commodities: Coffee Prices Test Key Support Amid Seasonal Supply Concerns

European stock market volatility fell sharply last week, and is now approaching levels where another volatility surge could be likely.

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Base Metals in Q4 and 2024- Where are they Heading in 2025?

The nonferrous metals sector of the commodities market moved lower in Q4 and only registered a slight gain in 2024. While all base metals fell in the final three months of 2024, copper, aluminum, zinc, and tin prices increased for the year ending on December 31, 2024.

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Is $4 a Bottom for Copper?

Copper futures rose to a record high of nearly $5.20 per pound in May 2024. After correcting below the $4 per pound level in August and September, copper recovered only to return to the $4 level in November. The $3.90 to $4.00 level has become critical support for the red…

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European Commodities: Bulls Should Be Cautious as Cocoa Keeps Surprising the Market

Natural gas surged as Russia cut off Austria's supply.

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European Commodities: Cocoa Reaches the Key Level of 5,500

Cocoa ramped higher last week, while coffee fell sharply.

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Base Metals in Q3- Where are they Heading in Q4 and Beyond?

Falling interest rates, a weaker U.S. dollar, and the improving prospects for China’s economy lifted base metals prices in Q3. Base metals include copper, aluminum, nickel, lead, zinc, and tin, which trade on the London Metals Exchange, the world’s leading marketplace for nonferrous metals.

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European Commodities: China's Massive Stimulus Package Sends Industrial Metals Higher

Ongoing tensions in the Middle East aren't enough to prop up Brent crude.

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Is the Selling in Copper a Buying Opportunity?

Copper prices reached a new record high in May 2024, eclipsing the March 2022 high before correcting lower. Meanwhile, copper futures have dropped more than $1 per pound since the May high as the leading base metal is searching for a bottom.

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