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Supply Crunch Grips Copper Market as Key Spread Flares Out

Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 18 August 2026, 02:43 UTC By Bloomberg News 1 min read
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Copper was headed for another day of turbulent trading after a key indicator of short-term supply tightness on the London Metal Exchange spiked.

Copper was headed for another day of turbulent trading after a key indicator of short-term supply tightness on the London Metal Exchange spiked.
Supply Crunch Grips Copper Market as Key Spread Flares Out Copper (ORG) the London Metal Exchange (ORG)
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