Tariff expectations and mine shutdowns “resonate,” LME copper surpasses $12,000 for the first time, setting a new historical high.
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Driven by the dual factors of expected supply disruptions and the threat of tariffs, copper—the industrial metal regarded as a global economic barometer—has reached a new historic high.
On Tuesday (December 23), due to the suspension of operations in mines across the globe and the potential impact of