Copper Weekly

Copper Weekly returns for episode six — and while the US tariff saga rumbles quietly in the background, the real focus this week is a potential structural shift that could reshape how the entire copper concentrate market is priced. Mike and Albert take a deep dive into Antofagasta's reported move towards spot index-linked treatment charges and what it could mean for the benchmark system that...

Copper Weekly is back for episode five — and this one was meant to be the big tariff reveal. Mike and Albert deliberately delayed recording to Wednesday July 1st to capture the long-awaited US Section 232 announcement on copper. The result? Silence. No announcement, no tariff, no clarity. So instead, the pair use the occasion to step back and examine the deeper logic behind US copper protectionism...

Benchmark's Copper Weekly returns for episode four — and after last week's peace deal optimism, the mood has shifted once again. Fresh tensions over the weekend have left the market in wait-and-see mode, while a potentially landmark shift in how the concentrate market is priced has set tongues wagging across the industry. In this episode: A Fragile Peace and a Sideways Market — The Strai...

Benchmark's Copper Weekly is back for episode three — and this week there is one story that dominates the conversation above all else. The Trump-Iran peace announcement sent shockwaves through financial markets, and copper was no exception. Mike and Albert unpack what it means for prices, sentiment and the physical supply chains that underpin copper production. In this episode: The Peace Deal...

Benchmark's Copper Weekly is back for episode two — and with host Mike Finch holding the fort in London and analyst Albert reporting live from Washington DC, this week's conversation covers a market where macro forces are firmly in the driving seat. With copper prices easing back slightly from last week's levels, Mike and Albert unpack whether the recent equity sell-off and Middle E...

Welcome to Copper Weekly – Benchmark's brand-new podcast cutting through the noise of global copper markets. In this inaugural episode, host Mike Finch and Copper Analyst & Market Reporter, Albert Mackenzie, sit down to do something a little different: instead of diving straight into the week's moves, they zoom out and ask the bigger question — why is copper where it is, and what got...