RE: Slater needs 200% rise12 Oct 2023 07:44
HDS falling back into his old, sly negativity I see .....
LME WEEK – Copper is top bet for base metals in 2024 at LME Seminar 09 Oct 2023
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Copper is overwhelmingly the top bet for base metals next year, attendees at a London Metal Exchange (LME) event said on Monday.
Copper got 53% of votes in an informal poll at the LME Seminar on which base metal is likely to have most upside in 2024, after a series of analysts presented their cases for each of the six base metals traded on the LME plus steel. Tin same in second at 23%, with others ranging between 4-9%.
Analyst Max Layton of Citibank said he was moderately bearish for the near-term outlook for copper, but once macro-economic growth concerns faded, prices were likely to spike. The LME copper price could jump to $12,000 to $15,000 a metric ton in 2025, he said from around $8,100 on Monday, fuelled by surging demand for the energy transition that was not likely to be met by mine output expansions.