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Silver Futures $ 62.007 / ozt -3.09%
Aluminum Futures $ 2788 / ton 0.00%
Micro Gold Futures $ 4360 / ozt 0.37%
Micro Silver Futures $ 62.007 / ozt -3.08%
Platinum $ 1762.5 / ozt 2.89%
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CHART: China construction vs copper price - something's gotta give

Frik Els | June 11, 2014 | 5:33 pm Base Metals China Copper 

[caption id="attachment_786204" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Source: Codelco[/caption] Chinese copper imports tumbled 16% in May. Year to date China is still importing refined copper at a record setting pace – up a whopping 34% over 2013 to 2.1 million tonnes. This at...

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