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Can copper shine without Chinese recovery?

Chinese smelters are getting tired of helping out copper consumers with low treatment charges

William Clarke
Source: jonnysek via iStock

Source: jonnysek via iStock

Copper bulls have been watching and waiting for many months, as the long hope for Chinese economic recovery repeatedly fails to arrive on time. But even as demand signals from the worlds top manufacturer...

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