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Copper Weekly

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

Copper sits at the heart of the energy transition, yet its market still trades on old and new fundamentals colliding. Copper Weekly, a Benchmark Podcast, cuts through the noise in 10–15 minutes, giving you the key moves, the real drivers, and the risks ahead.

Hosted by Michael Finch, Head of Strategic Initiatives, and Albert Mackenzie, Copper Analyst & Market Reporter, each episode breaks down the week’s price action and discusses the latest pressing developments shaping this ever-evolving market.  

Drawing on Benchmark’s supply and demand expertise, with regular appearances from Piotr Kulas (Lead Supply Analyst) and Daan De Jonge (Lead Demand Analyst), among numerous guest speakers, the show connects short-term market moves with longer-term structural shifts in copper.

Whether you trade copper, produce it, consume it, or are tracking the metal that underpins electrification and decarbonisation, Copper Weekly gives you a concise, data-driven briefing every week.

Follow now for your weekly download of everything Copper or visit www.benchmarkminerals.com/copper to request a free demo of our services. 

Alternatively, to receive Benchmark’s free fortnightly copper newsletter, featuring market commentary and key developments, sign up here: www.benchmarkminerals.com/newsletters 

If there’s a copper market question you want us to tackle in a future episode, email the team at copper@benchmarkminerals.com. 

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English
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19 episodes
since June 3, 2026
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Cobre Panama, Chile Strikes and China's Concentrate Slowdown

Cobre Panama, Chile Strikes and China's Concentrate Slowdown

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Copper Weekly returns with a different line-up. With Mike away, Albert is joined by Carlos Pineiro, Benchmark's supply analyst, dialling in from Santiago. It's a supply-heavy week: Cobre Panama's government report, a slowdown in Chinese concentrate imports, and strike votes at two of…
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China Stocks Hit Multi-Year Lows Ahead of Golden Week

China Stocks Hit Multi-Year Lows Ahead of Golden Week

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Copper Weekly returns for episode eighteen, recorded on the road from Geneva as Albert wraps up a week of smelter visits and financial meetings across Austria and Switzerland. Prices held relatively firm despite some pressure, with China's approach to Golden Week, a fast-growing but opaque Rus…
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China Demand Returns: Copper Rushes Back Towards Record Highs

China Demand Returns: Copper Rushes Back Towards Record Highs

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Copper Weekly returns for episode seventeen, with copper clawing back much of the ground it lost the week before and pushing back towards its all-time high. Mike and Albert dig into China's role in the recovery, question whether a widely reported mine supply contraction really holds up, and lo…
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Tariff Delay Talk Sends Copper Prices Lower

Tariff Delay Talk Sends Copper Prices Lower

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Copper Weekly is back for episode sixteen, and after months of near-relentless record highs, the market finally took a breather. Mike and Albert unpack a sharp pullback driven by tariff-delay speculation, hotter US inflation data, and a dollar rally, before digging into why the underlying story of …
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Copper's Record Rally: Is It Actually Justified?

Copper's Record Rally: Is It Actually Justified?

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Copper Weekly returns for episode fifteen, with the LME three-month price notching yet another all-time high. But this week Albert takes a step back and asks the harder question: is any of this actually justified? A candid, somewhat blunt discussion follows on frothy sentiment, record US imports, a…
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A Calm Between Two Storms as Volatility Looms

A Calm Between Two Storms as Volatility Looms

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Copper Weekly is back for episode fourteen, with Mike returning fresh from leave to a market that, on the surface, has been trading quietly sideways. Beneath that calm, though, Albert digs into a fascinating stock picture, a wider look across the base metals complex, and a candid warning about vola…
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LME Stocks Rise and Fall, Chile's Mining Picture Assessed by Supply Analyst Carlos Piñeiro

LME Stocks Rise and Fall, Chile's Mining Picture Assessed by Supply Analyst Carlos Piñeiro

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Copper Weekly returns for episode thirteen. This week we are joined by Carlos Piñeiro a principal supply analyst at Benchmark, based in Chile. Albert and Carlos talk about rapidly moving LME stocks, AI-related copper demand, and take advantage of Carlos’s expertise to dig into the supply side of th…
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A Third Week of Record Highs; LME Tightness Bites

A Third Week of Record Highs; LME Tightness Bites

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Copper Weekly returns for episode twelve, marking a third consecutive week of all-time highs. But this time the story isn't just about price, it's about shape. Mike and Albert dig into a dramatic backwardation on the LME, what it reveals about nearby tightness, and why the rally already l…
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LME Copper Hits New Records as Treatment Charges Collapse

LME Copper Hits New Records as Treatment Charges Collapse

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Copper Weekly is back for episode eleven, and the headlines write themselves: the LME cash price has now spent six consecutive days above $14,000/t, its longest run at that level ever. Mike and Albert dig into what's driving the record run, why treatment charges have collapsed to fresh lows, a…
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Copper Nears All-Time Highs as US Imports Surge

Copper Nears All-Time Highs as US Imports Surge

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Benchmark's Copper Weekly is back for episode ten. Mike and Albert unpack a week of standout price action, record-breaking US import flows, and a mining equities picture that's turning heads across the industry. In this episode: Approaching All-Time Highs — Copper pushed close to $14,000/…
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