Copper Inventory Games: Not This Time Please!
While inventory levels are a key price driver, offering insights into the underlying demand-supply balance, we’ve also seen sudden arrivals to and withdrawals from LME (London Metal Exchange) warehouses. The LME copper inventory fell from 301,000 on August 3 to 211,000 on September 8, 2017. Looking at current markets, we’ve again seen a sudden spike in the LME copper inventory.