Base metals rallied on Thursday, but their downward trend over the last several weeks has been flashing recessionary signals. Copper (HG=F) futures touched a 19-month low this week amid concerns of a recession. The metal used in everything from jewelry to motors and electrical wiring is down about 19% year to date. “Doctor” Copper is often used to gauge the overall health of the economy. “Weak commodity prices help ease inflation fears,” Fiona Cincotta, senior financial markets analyst at City… Source link
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(Bloomberg) — Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis as prices are pummeled by recession worries. Copper, the great economic bellwether, has ricocheted into a bear market from a record four months ago, while tin just tumbled 21% in its worst week since a 1980s crisis froze London trading for four years. Most Read from Bloomberg It’s a dramatic reversal from the past two years, when metals surged on a wave of post-lockdown optimism, inflationary… Source link
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