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LME Copper Squeeze Collapses on Major Warehouse Delivery

First detected 19 Aug · last moved 1h ago · GB

The picture

Trafigura and other traders delivered over 20,000 tons of copper to LME warehouses on Tuesday, marking the largest single-day increase in available stock since April. The massive supply injection immediately ended the week-long market squeeze, normalizing the cash-to-three-month spread and reversing tight supply conditions.

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