Copper prices climbed to their highest since July on Friday as inventories tumbled and investors bet on a US-China trade deal. Optimism over a trade deal has been rising as

Because of its wide availability and exceptional conductivity, copper is found in everything from consumer products to automobiles to semiconductors, writes Frank Holmes at US Global Investors. Last year global

Because of its wide availability and exceptional conductivity, copper is found in everything from consumer products to automobiles to semiconductors. Last year global demand for the red metal stood at

Copper prices edged up Monday, buoyed by hopes for a trade agreement between the U.S. and China on a day of thinner-than-normal volumes. The industrial metal was up 0.3% at

Copper prices will surge in the next six years, peaking at $10,000 per tonne amid lack of supply and increasing demand for green technology, Capital Economics said in a report.

What is copper? Copper is a soft, malleable and ductile base metal that is known for its high thermal and electrical conductivity. It has a pinkish-orange colour, and is used

Will we see self-driving cars on the roads soon? Or a mass takeover by electric vehicles? I don’t know. I suspect that the technology is farther away from mass-market usability

Citigroup turns bullish on copper, saying it expects the metal to rally by 10% over the next 3-6 months on expectations of a U.S. trade deal with China and increasing

London copper rose on Wednesday for a third straight session as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing ease, although concerns over slowing factory activity in China limited gains. Senior U.S.

During the last so-called supercycle, which occurred during the period of the late 1990s to 2008, commodities produced extreme returns (e.g. Brent moved from USD 10 to 140) fuelled by