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Fluctuations in the price of copper have a direct impact on the value of an electrical distributor's inventory, and changing prices of other key materials such as steel, aluminum and zinc have their own effects on prices in the market.

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Price Increases Continue in November Across Construction Industry

Dec. 14, 2022

CNBC Explores Potential for Future Copper Shortages

Aug. 6, 2021

Freeport-McMoRan CEO Richard Adkerson Q&A about the Copper Market on CNBC's Squawk on the Street

May 5, 2021

The Real Deal?

Oct. 14, 2019

Copper Prices Continue Their Puzzling Journey

Oct. 10, 2019

Prices for Copper and Other Metals Hit with Sucker Punch

Aug. 5, 2019

Highlights

Metals Markets Venturing Into Uncharted Pricing Territory

April 6, 2020

Electrical Wholesaling's copper expert, John Gross publisher of The Copper Journal, offers some insight into what's happening with metals and why we may see some U.S. manufacturing...

Shifting Sands of Sentiment Shaping Copper Prices

July 29, 2019

The author says a complex mix of factors in today's global economy are responsible for the volatile pricing swings in the copper market.

Copper Pricing Hit with a “the Old One-Two Punch”

July 8, 2019

The author says that despite the recent pounding copper prices have endured, the red metal is still standing.

Metals Pricing: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

June 24, 2019

Metals expert and EW contributing writer John Gross provides some historical perspective on some trends he sees in the current pricing of copper and other metals, as well...