Copper Falls to Over Four Year Lows on China Worries

Copper prices hit their lowest in four and a half years on Friday, as per the Wall Street Journal. Copper for delivery in December ended at $2.8355 per pound, the lowest price since June 8 2010.

As quoted in the publication:

Although investors have been waiting for China to announce more stimulus, a move made last week may not have gone far enough, said George Gero, a senior vice president at RBC Capital Markets Global Futures.

China relaxed a major restraint on lenders’ ability to use deposits to make loans, banking officials said in interviews, in an effort to inject more money into the economy.

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