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Is Copper Heading for a New Record High?

Copper prices were up over 2% in 2023. In Q1, COMEX copper futures gained 2.99% while the LME forwards moved 3.60% higher. Copper has been off to the races on the upside in early Q2, and it may not be long before the red metal challenges the March 2022 record…

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Chinese Copper Exports Surge Due To Near-Record LME Prices

Chinese copper exports are on the rise driven by near-record high LME prices, impacting global market dynamics.

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European Commodities: After Asian Supply Shock, What's Next for Nickel?

European Commodity Markets Weekly 25 April 2024

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European Commodities: Cocoa Continues Its Impressive Rally, But With Less Liquidity and More Risk

Cocoa keeps rising while coffee pulls back, and nickel prices pop on new Russian restrictions.

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Where are Base Metals Prices Heading in Q2?

The commodity asset class’s base metals sector posted a marginal 0.27% gain in Q1 2023, with tin and copper leading the way on the upside. Three of the six base metals posted gains, while four moved lower, with zinc posting the most significant percentage decline.

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Which Commodities are Undervalued Going into 2024?

As we move into 2024, more than a handful of commodities posted significant losses in 2023. The worst performers during one period tend to be the best during subsequent periods in the volatile raw materials asset class.

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What is in Store for Copper Prices in 2024?

Copper prices have traded on either side of $4 in 2023. Over the past year, copper has poked its head over the $4 level in seven months and was below it for five months. At just below the $3.90 per pound level on December 19, nearby copper futures could be…

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ShFE Prices Inspire LME's New Metals Contracts Plan

Uncover a radical metal market revolution! LME plans to unveil new, exclusive contracts, utilizing ShFE prices - a move expected to stir up industry currents.

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Why Now Might be a Good Time to Buy Copper

Copper prices have increased over the past month but are not running away on the upside. Copper is a bellwether metal that many market participants monitor for clues about the health and well-being of the global economy.

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Why Now is Good Time for Investors to Scoop Up Copper

Copper has been consolidating between $3.50 and $4.00 per pound since late April 2023. At just over $3.85 per pound on July 13, now could be the perfect time to begin buying copper as the prospects for higher prices remain compelling.

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Should Investors be Buying the Dip in Base Metals in Q3 2023?

The base metals sector includes copper, aluminum, nickel, lead, zinc, and tin, the nonferrous metals that trade on the London Metals Exchange. While the CME’s COMEX division offers a liquid copper futures contract, the LME is the world’s leading base metals exchange. In Q2, base metals prices declined.

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Base Metals in Q2 and Beyond- Dips to Buy?

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A Mining Legend Says Copper is in the Buy Zone

Copper prices continue to make lower lows after reaching a record $5.01 per pound high in March 2022. The copper market’s technical trend remains bearish, but fundamentals do not support the red metal’s current path of least resistance.

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Copper Update - Pretty Fundamentals and Ugly Technicals

Fundamental supply and demand analysis finds support from technical analysis; the case for higher or lower prices can be compelling. It creates market confusion when they diverge, leading to sudden and potentially violent price volatility. Copper’s fundamentals remain bullish, but the technical picture has turned ugly.

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UK to ban Russian diamonds, US sanctions target major gold miners

Britain published plans to ban imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel on Friday and announced new sanctions against Russia, targeting companies connected to the suspected theft of Ukrainian grain.

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Copper Falls Below $4 per Pound

Many market participants remain bullish on the prospects for copper prices as Goldman Sachs and other analysts continue to call the red industrial metal the new crude oil. Copper is a critical input in green energy initiatives, boosting demand in an environment where inventories have declined, and new production will…

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Q1 2023 and Beyond- Base Metals

The base metals sector of the commodities market includes copper, aluminum, nickel, lead, zinc, and tin forwards that trade on the London Metals Exchange and copper futures that trade on the CME’s COME division. The base metals and industrial commodities sector declined in Q1 2023.

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Base Metals- Q1 2023 and Beyond

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JPMorgan is the unlucky owner of LME's fake nickel shipments

It's the second scandal involving fake nickel in as many months.

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London Metal Exchange faces probe into $4 billion chaos in nickel market

The price spike of 250% last March led to cancelled trades and the first suspension of dealing in decades

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Labour group tells Keir Starmer to end Brexit silence by backing new deals with EU

Exclusive: Labour Movement for Europe says there is ‘no excuse’ for leader failing to back closer ties – proposing trade, energy and security

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Elliott Associates Sues LME for $456 Million in Nickel Debacle

HKEX’s London Metal Exchange wrongfully canceled trades in March price spike, American vulture fund alleges in U.K. lawsuit

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London Metal Exchange sued for £360 million over suspended nickel market

The London Metal Exchange is being sued for $456 million (£363 million) over its decision to suspend nickel trading and cancel a day of trades.

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London Metal Exchange sued for $456m over cancelled trades

US hedge fund Elliott Management criticises decision to halt nickel trading after spike in prices

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