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Survey results of Kingfisher Copper

Reporter — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:37:17 +0000

Kingfisher Copper Prospect has announced a gravity survey and six anomalies have been defined. The project is located at Victor Project in northwest Queensland. The company holds a total of 15 exploration permits and applications and has an exploration program on these project areas in northwest Queensland. Previous work on the Kingfisher Copper Prospect reported [...]

Copper rallies after Fed Statement, to Hit 2009 Peak

Reporter — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:54:09 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper held steady early Wednesday, in anticipation of the Fed’s statement, but following the announcement that the U.S. economy is “leveling out,” and the central banks as pledge to keep interest rates low for an “extended period” copper rose to a fresh 2009 high. Copper for [...]

Economic optimism drives copper to 10 month high

Reporter — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:02:33 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News Optimism surrounding an economic recovery drove copper to a ten month high on Wednesday, as investors flooded the market with money, betting on stronger demand. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange hit $6,149 a tonne, the highest since last October, up slightly from Tuesday’s high [...]

Copper’s Ascent Threatened by Growing LME Stockpiles

Reporter — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:19:33 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper prices have enjoyed an 80 per cent rally this year- on the back of Chinese State Reserve Bureau (SRB) purchases. Now, signs are pointing to the finality of those purchases. Inventories monitored by the London Metal Exchange posted their first back-to-back weekly gains since February, [...]

Copper’s nine month high thwarted

Reporter — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:38:03 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News U.S. copper futures ended lower on Tuesday, after touching nine month highs earlier in the session, as copper climbed for a third day on speculation that the global economy is well on its way to a recovery. The index of leading indicators in the U.S., the [...]

Positive Sentiment Drives Copper to Monthly High

Reporter — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:21:38 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News U.S. copper futures hit a one-month high above $2.40 per lb Wednesday morning, as a rally in equities restored confidence in the global economy. Equities rallied as data showed better-than-expected manufacturing and industrial production. Additional impetus to copper’s rally came by way of dollar weakness, and [...]

Copper’s rollercoaster ride

Reporter — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:58:45 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News A battery of economic data pulled copper in every direction this week; U.S. copper futures retreated from a near three week high Wednesday morning, as a mixed report from the housing sector boosted the greenback. Consumer confidence sent copper on a rally Tuesday, overshadowing the weak [...]

Backwardation hits LME copper market

Reporter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:54:28 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News This week, a slew of bad news zapped copper’s recent rally. Copper fell in London on concerns about demand for the industrial metal after the International Monetary Fund said the global economy will shrink this year. Copper for delivery in three months lost $36.25, or 0.8 [...]

More good times for Copper

Reporter — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:46:13 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper has rallied 31 per cent in the first quarter of 2009; since December 26, the red metal’s price has increased 47 per cent. This rapid upward swing has earned the metal the title best performer among the 19 raw materials tracked by the RJ/CRB commodity [...]

Is the bull about to make a comeback?

Reporter — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:05:52 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper’s rapid ascent in 2009 reopened the question- are we there yet? Since the economic crisis started everyone has been seeking the answer to the elusive question- have we hit the bottom? The red metal, considered a barometer of economic health, has rallied 33 per cent so [...]