[LME Copper Futures Retreat from Seven-Month High Amid Middle East Tensions and Fed Rate Hike Expectations]
According to Jin10 Data, LME copper futures prices have retreated from a seven-month high due to escalating conflicts in the Middle East and rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike. In the spot market, copper inventory flows are diverging, with destocking slowing in some regions. A tightening financing environment has led to higher borrowing costs, suppressing actual downstream demand. Moving forward, the focus will be on the evolution of geopolitical tensions and key central bank interest rate decisions.