Copper Prices Hit Near-Record Highs After Fed Rate Cut Amid U.S. Tariff Expectations and Global Supply Shifts
Copper prices rose Thursday following the Federal Reserve's rate cut, with the metal up 33% year-to-date amid anticipated U.S. import tariffs and significant inventory flows toward American warehouses creating global supply concerns.
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Copper prices advanced Thursday, building on what is shaping up to be the metal's strongest annual performance since 2009, as traders digested the Federal Reserve's latest rate cut and positioned for anticipated U.S. import tariffs that could reshape global supply dynamics.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange LME gained 0.8 percent to 11,646 dollars per tonne at 1044 GMT on Thursday. The industrial metal, widely used in energy infrastructure and construction, has surged 33 percent year-to-date after hitting a record high of 11,771 dollars on Monday.
