Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Copper rose to a record high on Tuesday, crossing the $12,000 a tonne threshold for the first time as concerns ...

Often strung from utility poles or buried beneath our feet, copper wire has played a critical role in powering America’s electrical grid for more than a century. But brazen thefts are threatening the ...

Copper prices hit record highs, fueled by a "perfect storm" of supply disruptions, high demand from AI data centers and the energy transition, and a market distortion caused by U.S. trade policy fears ...

The rise of electrification is expected to drive up the demand for copper, surpassing the available supply. In response, Kodiak Copper aims to contribute to the solution by making significant ...

Copper continued its record-breaking rally on Monday amid stockpiling of the metal in the US, while China set domestic growth as its top economic priority for next year, boosting the demand outlook.

The IEA warns that global copper demand could exceed supply by up to 30% by 2035, driven by electrification, AI expansion, and clean energy deployment. China’s surge in refined copper output and ...

Copper prices climbed to a fresh record on Wednesday, driven by persistent concerns over tightening global supply and large volumes of the metal being shipped into the U.S. due to fears of potential ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The metal lift clangs and rattles during its 10-minute journey down to “68 Level”, over 2km beneath the ...

Prices for the industrial metal could soon return to record highs amid an AI-driven supply shortage Copper wires are widely used in power generation and transmission. That could give prices of the ...

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Copper has been added to the U.S. government's list of critical minerals - the metals deemed vital to the country's economic and national security. Fortunately, the United ...

The United States has added copper and silver to an expanded list of critical minerals that it deems to be vital to America’s economy and national security. The new list, compiled by the US Geological ...

1. On June 30, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of copper in all forms (copper), including copper ores, copper ...