Copper is up 15.8% in 2026 as investors point to AI, grid and national security demand, tight supply and tariff-driven U.S. stockpiles.

Taylor Melvin, CEO of Ivanhoe Electric, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" that AI, grid and defense spending are making copper ...

Copper hit a record high, but the rally appears to reflect tight supply and disruptions more than a broad acceleration in global growth. Electrification, power-grid investment and AI-related ...

Hayden Locke, CEO of mining exploration company Marimaca Copper, says the copper market is on the cusp of a supercycle. He tells CNBC's Ritika Gupta that years of underinvestment have constrained ...

India’s copper demand grew 12% to 2,100 kilotonnes (KT) in FY’26, compared to the previous fiscal year, driven by strong ...