Commodity Market Report
Global copper short-term outlook May 2021
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Report summary
Three-month LME copper prices hit a record level of US$10,747.50/t on 10 May 2021. This surpassed the previous high of US$10,190/t set in mid-February 2011. Prices retreated below US$10,000/t over the second half of May, amid deliveries into LME warehouses and calls by the Chinese government over the need to restrain commodity prices. News that workers at BHP’s Santiago integrated operations centre went on strike, reversed the decline and the price recovered some of its lost ground.
Table of contents
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Market developments
- China
- Italy
- Latin America
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Concentrate markets
- China concentrate markets
- Other smelter news
- Blister/anode and scrap markets
- Production news
- Project development
- Corporate activity
Tables and charts
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Regional LME and COMEX stocks (kt)Managed money CFTC positionsSHFE front month vs open interest
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LME cash price and 3-month spread (US$/t)Chinese stocks (kt)Price forecasts and world quarterly supply-demand balance (kt)Regional manufacturing PMIsConcentrate market TCRCsGlobal copper-in-concentrate stock changes (kt Cu)Seasonally adjusted index of production in industry (manufacturing) and constructionItalian semis output (kt)Production and shipments of copper wire rod and copper semis - kt
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