Copper price up on economic optimism

A report from Bloomberg discusses copper's price rebound after five days of drops, due to increasing optimism about the economic recovery. Today's retail sales figures and remarks by Fed Chairman Bernanke that the recession may be over seem to have ...
Sept. 16, 2009

A report from Bloomberg discusses copper's price rebound after five days of drops, due to increasing optimism about the economic recovery. Today's retail sales figures and remarks by Fed Chairman Bernanke that the recession may be over seem to have copper traders expecting an increase in demand.

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