Commodity Market Report
Global copper short-term outlook May 2023
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Report summary
May saw copper prices take a tumble amid further unwinding of long positions by the investor community on growing concerns over the slowing global economic outlook and the performance of China in particular. Meanwhile, the extended US debt ceiling process saw the US dollar strengthen further, dragging all LME base metals lower under a potential scenario of a downgrade to US debt ratings and continued hikes in interest rates. The persistent rise in LME exchange stocks added to the weaker tone in copper, with 3-month prices tumbling below the US$8,000/t level and to their lowest level since November 2022.
Table of contents
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Supply-demand balances
- China
- Europe
- Asia ex-China
- South Korea and Taiwan
- Concentrate markets
- China concentrate markets
- Blister/anode and scrap markets
- Smelter production developments
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Tables and charts
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Investment funds - LME positionsManaged money - CFTC positionsLME cash price and 3-month spread ($/t)
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LME copper prices vs trade weighted dollar indexShFE vs LME cash prices ($/t)Regional exchange stocks (kt)Price forecasts and world quarterly supply-demand balance (kt)Monthly installed wind capacityMonthly installed solar capacityEurozone economy is being underpinned by the services sectorAurubis quarterly wire rod production trendsSouth Korean monthly vehicle output recovers in 2023
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