Articles Tagged "world economy"

Backwardation hits LME copper market

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 [...]

Analysts warn more losses in store for copper

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper prices may slump by more than half this year as the global recession cuts demand.   MF Global Ltd., one of 12 companies that trade on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, predicts that the three-month contract may average $3,250 per metric tonne in [...]