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Why Copper Prices Are Collapsing
~ by Michael Lombardi, MBA
Copper prices are collapsing, a sign that manufacturing activity in the global economy is slowing.
The chart below shows copper prices are down more than five percent so far this year. Notice the steep decline in copper prices starting this January.
Copper is a major commodity used as a material ingredient in a wide variety of manufactured goods. If copper prices are declining, which means demand is falling, we get an early indication that manufacturers are producing less because customer demand is soft.
At the same time, in another startling development, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the next chart below, has collapsed 50% from the beginning of the year.
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Why Copper Prices Are Collapsing
~ by Michael Lombardi, MBA
Copper prices are collapsing, a sign that manufacturing activity in the global economy is slowing.
The chart below shows copper prices are down more than five percent so far this year. Notice the steep decline in copper prices starting this January.
Copper is a major commodity used as a material ingredient in a wide variety of manufactured goods. If copper prices are declining, which means demand is falling, we get an early indication that manufacturers are producing less because customer demand is soft.
At the same time, in another startling development, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the next chart below, has collapsed 50% from the beginning of the year.
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| Chart courtesy of www.StockCharts.com |
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