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Copper hits record price ahead of 2027 budget as experts urge spending caution

From BioBioChile · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Copper closed at approximately $6.60 per pound on the London Metal Exchange, marking a historic price level.
  • The International Energy Agency expects strong demand to keep copper prices elevated over the next five years.
  • Experts urged caution with government spending ahead of Chile’s 2027 budget.

Copper has reached a historic price level just as Chile prepares its 2027 budget.

The red metal closed this week at approximately $6.60 per pound on the London Metal Exchange, according to the report.

The International Energy Agency expects copper prices to remain high over the next five years because of strong demand. Despite that outlook, experts have called for caution over spending decisions linked to the budget.

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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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