Column: Copper is pricing scarcity at a time of plenty
Positive ↑↑Direction ↑↑ / Strength Very Strong / Confidence High
MINING.com - Copper2026-02-17
Inventory Build (Direction ↓↓, Strength +Strong, Confidence +Medium) / inventory increaseInventory Draw (Direction ↑↑, Strength +Strong, Confidence +Medium) / stocks registered a net declinPrice Spike (Direction ↑, Strength +Medium, Confidence +Medium) / price rallyTariff / Trade Friction (Direction ↑, Strength +Strong) / tariffCritical Mineral Policy (Direction ↑, Strength +Strong, Confidence +Medium) / critical mineralsDomain Adj. (Confidence +Medium) / Source domain: mining.com
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