Finding the signal in the noise: pay attention to copper
It is not just a ‘commodity’; it is the load-bearing metal of the modern world
DEPENDING on your vantage point, every day brings a new triumph or tragedy from US President Donald Trump. From kidnapping a president to threatening an invasion of Greenland or ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) shootings, the political noise is deafening.
But is there a signal hidden among all this background chatter? Here are a few of the potential signals extracted from the noise.
Trump’s attacks on Venezuela and, potentially, Iran are designed to cut China off from its oil suppliers, and so destroy the economy. Believing this means means you would sell China and buy America.
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