Copper’s tight supply and tariff risks set for a volatile 2026
Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep up.
Copper price rally comes to abrupt end
In late afternoon New York trade on Tuesday May copper changed hands at $2.995 a pound as weakening demand from China and a flood of new supply worry the market. Earlier in the day the red metal fell as low...
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