United States Copper Index Fund

CPER tracks a rules-based index of copper futures contracts selected based on the shape of the copper futures curve.

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(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are modestly lower in midday U.S. trading Tuesday. Hawkish monetary policies from the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks of the world have cast a pall over the stock and financial markets at present.

Gold, silver feeling the pressure from hawkish central banks

Chinese data out on Monday showed a slowdown in July economic activity, weighing heavily on WTI, copper and other commodities.

WTI Drops $4.0, Copper Sheds 2.0% as Weak Chinese Data Sparks Demand Concerns

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Commodities ETFs incurred net outflows of $6.3 billion in July, shrinking the year-to-date net inflows total to $8.6 billion. While heavy inflationary pressures may be easing as we head into the fall, investors remain eager to learn about commodities ETFs, particularly as war in Ukraine persists.

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Commodities gained across the board on Wednesday, aided by risk-on flows and buck weakness after the Fed interest rate announcement.

WTI Gains Over $2.50 Amid Post-Fed Risk-on Flows and Bullish Inventory Data, Copper Rallies 2.4%

Copper has suffered a massive decline over the last few months, shedding more than 20%.

What Copper's Crash Means for the Broader Market

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(Kitco News) - Hedge funds continue to add to their bearish bets on gold. Still, analysts say that the downside could be limited and the market is becoming an attractive contrarian move.

Gold, silver and copper are ripe for short covering - analysts

(Kitco News) - There was also an additional benefit of a weakening Australian dollar against the US dollar on Australian dollar denominated operating costs.

Gold prod'n jumps at Newcrest due to Brucejack, but copper prod'n falls

(Kitco News) - As recession fears continue to rise, one market analyst said that one barometer could indicate that the Federal Reserve is close to shifting its monetary policy, which would be positive for gold.

Copper/gold ratio shows Fed monetary policy is too tight - MKS PAMP

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Copper-related exchange traded funds rebounded Friday after the copper market suffered through its worst weekly pullback in a year. On Friday, the United States Copper Index Fund (CPER) rose 0.3% and the iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN (JJC) was 0.7% higher.

Copper ETFs Rise After the Industrial Metal Suffered a Horrible Week

Copper prices have declined nearly 30% since the beginning of the year, a troubling sign as the commodity serves as a good barometer of economic health.

Copper prices sink, flashing another recession warning

Miner Rio Tinto warned Friday inflation and labor shortages would hit underlying second half earnings. The stock fell 1.7% in the premarket.

Copper Prices Fall Lowest in 20 Months. This Miner Just Warned of an Earnings Hit.

The commodity, which is seen as a key economic bellwether, is currently in a bear market.

Copper falls below $7,000 a ton for the first time in 2 years, flashing a potential recession signal

(Kitco News) - The gold market is at a discount to fair value; however, as long as the Federal Reserve continues aggressively tightening its monetary policy, investors are expected to remain on the sidelines, according to one market analyst.

Gold is below its fair value, but silver and copper look better as turnaround plays - Quant Insight

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"The long and the short of it is that US CPI food price inflation is set to collapse into deflation, just as it did in 2008/9," SocGen analysts wrote.

Commodity prices from copper to wheat are collapsing and that could flip global inflation into deflation, says Societe Generale

Copper prices saw their biggest quarterly percentage decline in more than a decade and recently traded at their lowest level since November 2020, but the metal may still have room to fall before its role in renewable energy provides long-term support.

Copper prices trade near a 2-year low, but may not have hit bottom yet

(Kitco News) - According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (MINEM), copper production in Peru, the world's second largest copper producing country, amounted to 174,258 tonnes in May 2022, down 11.2% compared to May 2021 (196,270 tonnes).

Copper production in Peru down 11.2% in May, ministry says

Copper-related exchange traded funds have been taking a beating as fears of a global recession have weighed on the demand outlook for industrial metals. Year-to-date, the United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA: CPER) declined 23.8% and the iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: JJC) was 23.4% lower.

Recession Fears Deal a Blow to Once High-Flying Copper ETFs

The metal, which is considered a bellwether of the global economy, is coming off its worst quarter since 2008.

Copper plunges to its lowest mark in 17-months as the economic bellwether slumps further into a bear market

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – I wouldn't lose any sleep over “Dr. Copper's” dire prognosis about the economy and stock market.

‘Dr. Copper' doesn't deserve that Ph.D in economics

Copper prices in London fell as much as 3.6% to $7,959 a ton on Friday, diving deeper into a bear market.

Economic barometer copper sinks deeper into a bear market after worst quarter in a decade amid global slowdown fears

Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco, the world's top producer of the red metal, sees a firm copper price ahead despite a recent sharp fall, chairman of the board Máximo Pacheco told Reuters in an interview in Santiago.

Exclusive-Copper giant Codelco sees 'very firm' copper price ahead despite recent drop - chairman

The price heading for its worst quarterly performance since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic hit, adding to the mounting fears of recession.

A key economic bellwether just fell into a bear market — and it's happened before every recession in the last 30 years

Some investors look to copper prices as a bellwether for the global economy. If you're one of them, you have good reason to be worried.

Copper prices have tumbled to 16-month lows on fears of sharp slowdown

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Gold prices headed higher after a three-session decline, while recession fears contributed to copper's fall to its lowest prices since February 2021.

Gold prices edge higher; copper tumbles to 16-month lows on recession fears

(Kitco News) - The world could be on the cusp of a commodity war as nations worldwide continue to grapple with growing demand and falling supply of important base metals and critical minerals.

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