Analysis and Recommendations: Copper tumbled again today giving up 62 points to 2.251 as traders pay little attention to the stimulus injection by the
Copper tumbled again today giving up 62 points to 2.251 as traders pay little attention to the stimulus injection by the PBOC. Palladium dipped $5.50 to 534.60. Copper recorded nearly 1 percent loss together with the metal complex after China market opened. The metal has put on hefty loss and then gain in the past two sessions, hitting a six-year low on Monday. Fundamentals of supply and demand seemed unperturbed with steady warehouse stockpiles at COMEX and demand from China. The Financial Times quoted Diego Hernández, Antofagasta’s chief executive, that copper prices are suffering more from a negative sentiment on China than actual demand slump.
The fear that China’s appetite for commodities, from copper to coal, is falling after a decade of breakneck growth has sent prices tumbling, but the country’s sheer scale in these markets means that China will continue to shape them in the long term, even if at a slower speed.
China now buys about an eighth of the world’s oil, a quarter of its gold, almost a third of its cotton and up to half of all the major base metals. Its buying power has made the country integral to global commodities trading.
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Today’s economic releases:
Cur. |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
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USD |
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock |
-7.300M |
1.900M |
-2.300M |
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NZD |
Trade Balance (MoM) (Jul) |
-649M |
-750M |
-194M |
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NZD |
Trade Balance (YoY) (Jul) |
-2,690M |
-2,660M |
-2,850M |
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AUD |
Construction Work Done (QoQ) (Q2) |
1.6% |
-1.5% |
-0.8% |
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GBP |
BBA Mortgages |
46.0k |
46.0k |
44.8k |
Upcoming Economic Events that you should be monitoring:
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Cur. |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
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AUD |
Private New Capital Expenditure |
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-2.5% |
-4.4% |
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GBP |
Nationwide HPI (YoY) (Aug) |
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3.1% |
3.5% |
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GBP |
Nationwide HPI (MoM) (Aug) |
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0.4% |
0.4% |
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EUR |
Spanish GDP (QoQ) (Q2) |
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1.0% |
1.0% |
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RUB |
Central Bank reserves (USD) |
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362.9B |
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USD |
GDP (QoQ) (Q2) |
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3.2% |
2.3% |
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USD |
GDP Price Index (QoQ) (Q2) |
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2.0% |
2.0% |
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USD |
Initial Jobless Claims |
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274K |
277K |
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USD |
Pending Home Sales (MoM) (Jul) |
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1.0% |
-1.8% |
Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
Aug 26 11:10 Italy Eur 3bn 0.15% Aug 2017 CTZ
Aug 26 19:00 US Holds 2-year FRN note auction
Aug 26 12:05 Norway Holds bond auction
Aug 26 19:00 US Holds 5-year note auction
Aug 26 19:00 US Holds 2-year FRN auction
Aug 27 11:03 Sweden Sek 0.5bn 0.125% I/L Jun 2019, Sek 0.5bn 1% Jun 2025 bonds
Aug 27 19:00 US Holds 7-year note auction
Aug 28 11:10 Italy Auctions BTPs/CCTeus
Sep 01 11:15 Austria Holds RAGB bond sale
Sep 01 00:00 UK Announces details of 3.5% 2045 Gilt
Sep 02 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Sep 02 11:30 Germany Eur 4bn 0.25% Oct 2020 Bobl
Sep 02 11:30 UK Auctions new Jan 2021 Gilt
Sep 03 10:30 Spain Auctions Bonos/Obligaciones
Sep 03 11:10 France Auctions OATs
Sep 03 00:00 US Announces details of 3yr note on 08 Sep, 10yr note on 09 Sep
Sep 03 00:00 US Announces details of 10-year note on 09 Sep