WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000
The copper price rose on Wednesday as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China and positive sentiment swept the commodity sector. March delivery contracts were exchanging hands for $4.60 a pound ($10,140 a tonne) on the Comex market in New York in midday trade, up 3.5% compared to Tuesday’s closing and the highest since October. “Commodities prices may stay high for decades as mining companies struggle to keep up with demand from the energy...
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