Comex

A handful of traders now control claims on more copper than the London Metal Exchange can readily deliver, with stockpiles falling for 42 straight trading days in August, the longest streak since 2014…

Copper prices hit record highs above $6.85 a pound and nearly $14,500 a tonne on the London market, driven by weak mine output in Chile, policy risk in Congo, and an AI buildout that requires copper f…