Copper Squeeze Builds With Spreads Surging and Price Near Record

Bloomberg Markets•Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 01:45 AM•2 min read

Copper rose toward a record on the London Metal Exchange, with soaring spreads highlighting an increasingly acute squeeze in near-term supply.

Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/copper-heads-toward-record-high-on-lme-as-supply-tensions-build)

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