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Risk Aversion Hits Copper

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

On Tuesday, copper fell for the first time in four sessions as the US dollar gained strength, and concerns resurrected over the economic recovery and stability in the euro-zone.

Copper Mining in Canada

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Canada is the third largest copper producer in the world, after Chile and the USA. In Canada, copper is always produced in conjunction with another metal, most often as a co-product with nickel, zinc, lead, gold and molybdenum.

US Demand Concerns Hit Copper Market

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Fears that the economic recovery is about to stall caused bell weather copper to fall its most in five weeks.

Copper Climbs as Greenback Descends

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Copper climbed to a one-week high as a declining greenback spurred international demand for the metal.

Copper Pauses Ahead of Fed Statement

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Copper plunged to a near two-week low Tuesday, as investors worried that the recent rally has been overdone. Benchmark copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange traded at $7,250 a tonne from $7,425 at the close on Monday.

Copper Investors Capitalize on Metal’s Rally

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Copper dropped on Tuesday, marking the first time in five days that the metal treaded into negative territory. Copper for delivery in three months fell $91, or 1.2 percent, to $7,419 a metric tonne at 10:07 a.m. on the LME.

Copper Drops from 10 week High

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Copper enjoyed a welcome relief rally last week; but on Tuesday, the recovery was snapped as negative consumer sentiment sent equities across the US and Europe downward.

Copper Demand to Outpace Supply

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Copper commenced Tuesday in positive territory, extending Monday’s winning streak on the back of the longest run of inventory declines in over a year. Copper is ignoring overall market sentiment as lower than anticipated earnings reports from both Goldman Sachs and IBM wreaked havoc on the American and European stock markets.

Copper Rebounds from One Week Low

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Copper surprised analysts Tuesday, recovering from Monday’s losses. Copper prices dropped on Monday, over concerns regarding China’s demand for the base metal.

Supply Shortage Looms over Copper Market

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Copper advanced for the third straight day, as stockpiles plummeted to a seven-month low. Stockpiles have descended for the thirteenth straight day, a sign of tightening market fundamentals. Adding extra impetus to copper’s ascent was a declining greenback.

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