Commodity Market Report
Global copper short-term outlook April 2020
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Report summary
After hitting lows in March in the midst of the wholesale panic in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the price has staged a modest recovery climbing above $5200/t on several occasions in the second half of the April. It would seem that the risk to mine supply and the potential for further disruption is outweighing the negative consequences of a collapse in demand. Other potential factors include a sharp recovery in Chinese economic activity and tight scrap availability.
Table of contents
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Market developments
- China
- Asia ex-China
- USA
- Europe
- Russia
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Concentrate markets
- China concentrate markets
- Blister/anode and scrap markets
- Production news
- Project development
- Corporate news
Tables and charts
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Supply disruptions and China’s return support modest recovery after March sell-offRegional LME stocks (kt)COMEX and SHFE stocks (kt)
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Comparison of base case and downside scenario demandComparison of base case and downside scenario – stock daysPrice forecasts and world quarterly supply/demand balance (kt)Concentrate market TCRCsGlobal copper-in-concentrate stock changes (kt Cu)Copper end-use indicators recovered in MarchAIA Billings Index points to weakness in non-residential construction into 2021Housing starts collapse in MarchEuropean sectoral PMIs
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