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Interconnected Markets - Cheap Copper

Graham Watson

16th October 2015

This FT clip looks at how elementary changes in demand in this instance have implications for all sorts of interconnected markets - in this case, the 6 year low in copper prices has implications for the investment plans of Codelco. It has a degree of interest, and uses some nice economic terms - 'marginal operations' for example. But, overall, the world's largest copper producer will try to ride out the current 'crisis'.

Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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