The price of copper is languishing below US$5,000 per tonne, undermined by negative sentiment towards commodities in general and concerns about demand from China in particular. Nonetheless, the fundamentals are actually starting to improve. It may take some better news on China’s manufacturing sector to turn sentiment around, but that should not be too long in coming either.
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