| From Seekingalpha.com: Copper has been in the news for all the right reasons from an investment point of view. Supply shortages have been a major factor behind the surge in copper prices due to a combination of falling ore grades in major producing nations, labor problems and project delays.
Copper prices had however fallen last week Tuesday after the rise of the US dollar, retreating from a 27-month peak hit earlier in the session and tracking choppy currency trading ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting next week but with the launch of new physically backed exchange-traded products [ETPs] the copper market has been generating a lot of speculation about their effect on prices and demand...........................................Full Article: Source
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