London Metal Exchange’s forward price spreads for copper have swung into the widest backwardation in almost four years as the market rolls positions for key third-Wednesday positions.

Whisper it: London Metal Exchange base metal price movements are increasingly being driven less by trade-war dominated macro headlines and more by fundamentals.

The three-month base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange were mixed on the morning of Monday February 18.

Production of copper and cobalt has been suspended at the Chambishi refinery in Zambia due to constrained supply of imported feedstock.

TowerBrook Capital is in the process of selling its stake in European base metals recycler Metallo, several sources with knowledge of the dealings told Fastmarkets.

A lack of fresh drivers kept US copper futures steady in Wednesday morning trading.

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Comex copper prices rallied for the third straight session on Thursday February 7 with the market growing more optimistic on the red metal's prospects through the first quarter.

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Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) dropped further at the end of January, with smelters in China breaking away from the quarterly procurement price floor amid an outlook for a tightening in supply later this year.