Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Two From Neil Hume on LME Copper

 First up:

The FT article included this line:

“We see this as a shot across the bow of trading firms in copper, and is likely to mean that the extreme cash price level seen yesterday is unlikely to be repeated,” Colin Hamilton, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets, said.

And then a bit of corporatese, possibly in response to the Bloomberg article, note the tone (mailed fist/velvet glove):

Previously:
"The LME is done with the massive backwardation in copper and is taking action."

"Trafigura Played Key Role in Draining LME Copper Inventories"