As of January 11, 2023, copper futures contracts to be settled in March 2028 were trading on U.S. markets at around 4.11 U.S. dollars per pound. This is higher than the price of 3.81 U.S. dollars per pound for contracts to be settled in December 2022, indicating that copper traders expect the price of copper to fluctuate. Copper futures are contracts that effectively lock in a price for an amount of copper to be purchased at a time in the future, which can then be traded on markets. Futures markets therefore provide an indicator of how investors think a commodities market will develop in the future.
Monthly price of copper futures contracts in the United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. dollars per troy ounce)
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Investing.com. (January 11, 2023). Monthly price of copper futures contracts in the United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. dollars per troy ounce) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239064/copper-futures-price-usa/
Investing.com. "Monthly price of copper futures contracts in the United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. dollars per troy ounce)." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239064/copper-futures-price-usa/
Investing.com. (2023). Monthly price of copper futures contracts in the United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. dollars per troy ounce). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239064/copper-futures-price-usa/
Investing.com. "Monthly Price of Copper Futures Contracts in The United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with Forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. Dollars per Troy Ounce)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239064/copper-futures-price-usa/
Investing.com, Monthly price of copper futures contracts in the United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. dollars per troy ounce) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239064/copper-futures-price-usa/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Monthly price of copper futures contracts in the United States from January 2019 to December 2022, with forecasts from January 2023 to March 2028 (U.S. dollars per troy ounce) [Graph], Investing.com, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239064/copper-futures-price-usa/