Copper futures fell Thursday as inventories on the London Metal Exchange surged and a global selloff in AI-related stocks ...

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME was down 1.8%, and 62% of all LME copper inventories are currently in the US.

The current record-high copper price, driven by a nearly 40% rise in 2025, is primarily a result of "economically trapped" inventory—between 730,000 and 830,000 tonnes of copper held in US warehouses ...

A pound of copper now costs more than ever before — and there’s more to the story than just the artificial-intelligence race. Sulfuric acid, a critical component in copper refining, has been in ...

Copper prices have come under pressure in recent weeks as macro headwinds combine with softer physical demand signals. Visible copper stocks across major exchanges have risen sharply in recent months.

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) reported record quarterly net sales, adjusted EBITDA and net income for the second consecutive ...

The price of copper is closing in on an all-time high after rising almost 8% in May. The most widely traded futures contract globally is on the London Metals Exchange and it closed Monday at $13,943.

Copper prices rallied toward a record, with demand from the AI build-out — the need for copper wires for data centers and to expand electricity grids — being only one reason. A weaker dollar and ...

Copper prices have been hitting record highs. Industry experts say the latest leg of the rally has been turbocharged by tariff concerns. The red metal is seen as a leading pulse check for economic ...