Since mid-to-late September 2025, copper prices have surged strongly and rapidly, repeatedly hitting record highs. As of now, the SHFE copper 2601 contract reached a peak of 99,730 yuan/mt, while the ...

Copper had a historic year in 2025. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), the copper price has risen by almost 40 percent so ...

Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep ...

The global copper market is experiencing price volatility due to a combination of factors, including scrap shortages, US-China trade tensions, and policy changes in China. China's halt on US copper ...

BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -Proposed limits on U.S. scrap copper exports which aim to reduce reliance on overseas production of the metal, are unlikely to have much impact, analysts say, with exports ...

According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China's cumulative import volume of recycled copper raw materials reached 1.8956 million physical tonnes from January to October 2025, ...

The global copper market has been volatile for most of the year, especially on the supply side, amid issues related to primary and secondary raw material availability. Tariff threats and trade ...

President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on all semi-finished copper products coming into the US, but stopped short of applying the duty to imported refined copper, sparing domestic industries from ...

U.S. copper scrap traders said Friday, Jan. 9, the domestic market remained tight, though spreads to top-buyer China had widened with more material flowing into the market before the Asian New Year ...

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump sowed fresh chaos in metals markets by indicating the US would implement a higher-than-expected 50% tariff on copper imports, spurring a record spike in New York ...

After the recent weeks' price rally, the LME copper price has stabilised at around $11,700 per tonne last week. On the ...

BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -Proposed limits on U.S. scrap copper exports which aim to reduce reliance on overseas production of the metal, are unlikely to have much impact, analysts say, with exports ...