Bond jitters, AI demand and tariff threats. Inside the new darling of the hard-asset trade: copper.
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Copper’s record and a ~20% August ETF spike tie AI buildout, grid upgrades, and trade risk into one constraint—electrification metals. If your roadmap assumes cheap, abundant power and cabling, start treating copper price and supply as a planning variable, not background noise.
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