Copper Falls as Traders Weigh Effect of Tariff-Related Arbitrage -- Market Talk
Dow Jones2026/08/25 02:280228 GMT - Copper declines in Asia trading. The market for the base metal appears to be increasingly difficult to interpret, given a new set of forces affecting prices, centered on geographic arbitrage and trade policy, say Societe Generale analysts in a note. Limited mine supply and growing demand from sectors such as artificial intelligence have generally supported prices, they note. However, tariff-related arbitrage has redirected large volumes of copper inventories toward the U.S., affecting stockpiles elsewhere and making the market difficult to analyze based on traditional frameworks alone, they add. The three-month copper futures contract on the London Metal Exchange falls 0.3% to $14,225.50 a metric ton. (megan.cheah@wsj.com)
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August 24, 2026 22:28 ET (02:28 GMT)
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