Investment banking giant JPMorgan has been revealed as the £1bn mystery acquirer of more than 50% of the copper on the London Metal Exchange.
The bank's purchase pushed up the price for immediate delivery of copper to $8,700, its highest level since the financial crisis in 2008, the Telegraph reports. The trade was described in the LME's daily...
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14 June 2021
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