JJCTF News and Press, iPath Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return Sub-Index ETN From 08/13/19

Copper prices climbed after Pres. Trump walked back plans to impose new tariffs on some Chinese products, which helped ease worries about growth and demand in China. More news on: iPath Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN, Global X Copper Miners ETF, Invesco DB Base Metals ETF, C...

Original Post By Lisa Reisman and Belinda Fuller A 15-year trade dispute between Airbus (EADSF) and Boeing (BA) could send copper prices skyrocketing, with an even greater impact on U.S. manufacturers than the Section 232 tariffs had on steel and aluminum. MetalMiner has long covere...

Anti-mining protests in Peru have halted $400M in copper exports from some of the country's top mines and blocked supplies from reaching their operations for nearly three weeks, says the manager of port operator Terminal Internacional del Sur. More news on: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Glencor...

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Copper prices just posted the lowest weekly close going back to 2017 at $2.56 per pound. On one hand, while the price is only down 4% year to date, the latest developments with an escalation of the U.S.-China trade dispute are significant enough to warrant a bearish outlook. Prices are now ...

London Metal Exchange copper hit a 26-month low of $5,640/metric ton overnight after falling through its YTD low of $5,725/mt on Friday, triggered by Pres. Trump's imposition of more tariffs on Chinese goods effective Sept. 1. More news on: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., iPath Bloomberg Copper S...

Comex copper futures for September delivery -1.1% to $2.6875/lb. after comments from Pres. Trump dimmed hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal anytime soon, and he also accused Beijing of not holding up its end of previous agreements. More news on: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Teck Resources Lim...

Many market participants look to the copper market as a barometer of the overall health and wellbeing of the global economy. The red metal is an essential building block for infrastructure. The nickname, Doctor Copper, comes from those who believe that the base metal has a Ph.D. in internation...

In this article, we present our chart of the week, which shows the relationship between movements in copper prices and changes in power grid investment in China. As the chart above suggests, the year-on-year changes in power grid investment tend to lead the year-on-year changes in the LME co...

Copper processors feel pretty confident that the construction of all things will continue, whether this economic expansion is becoming long in the tooth or, not. While we measure the data in the Commitments of Traders in traditional ways, we also quantify the actions of the markets’ p...