NEW YORK: US copper buyers are paying the world’s highest prices for the metal as soaring demand and logistical bottlenecks send New York futures surging ahead of contracts in London and Shanghai.
Copper futures for September delivery on the Comex have been trading at a premium to those for December since Friday in a condition called backwardation that suggests tight near-term supplies and rising demand.
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