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Copper Prices Rise on Escondida Strike, While Gold Prices Remain Stable

Skylar Williams

Sep 09, 2022 10:41

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Copper was poised for a large weekly rise due to supply concerns stemming from a strike at Chile's Escondida mine. Gold prices climbed above their weekly lows on Friday as investors absorbed recent assertive comments from the Federal Reserve.


Copper prices increased by more than 4% on Thursday following a strike vote by unionized workers at the world's largest copper mine, Chile's Escondida, citing safety concerns. Copper is on track for a weekly increase of more than 4 percent as a result of these gains.


The mine, which is majority-owned by BHP Group (NYSE:BHP), is one of the largest copper-producing facilities in the world. The employees of the mine have indicated that they will commence partial work stoppages the next week, followed by a complete shutdown in late September.


In 2017, a 44-day strike at the mine severely restricted the world copper supply, resulting in skyrocketing prices.


Copper futures were steady on Friday. Fears of a reduction in copper demand in China, the world's top copper importer, have precipitated a precipitous drop in copper prices this year.


According to figures released earlier this week, China's commercial activity fell in August, but copper imports remained unchanged. However, as economic growth slowed, traders feared a future drop in demand.


Due to the Federal Reserve's forceful pronouncements, gold prices remained stable on Friday but lost their weekly gains.


Spot gold climbed 0.1% to $1,710.25 per ounce at 19:22 ET (11:22 GMT), while gold futures inched up to $1,721.15 per ounce. It was anticipated that both assets would lose around 0.1% for the week, marking their fourth consecutive weekly decrease.


Gold prices dipped on Thursday as Fed Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank's aggressive stance at the Cato Institute's annual monetary conference. Powell stated that the Fed will continue to aggressively tighten monetary policy until the inflation rate reaches the target of 2%.


Despite pressure from the euro as a result of a larger-than-expected rate hike by the European Central Bank, his comments held the dollar close to its 20-year highs.


As a result of Powell's comments, traders' expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates by 75 basis points this month have grown. The markets are currently pricing in a growth probability greater than 85 percent.


This week, gold prices approached their lows for 2022 as a rising dollar and interest rates dampened the yellow metal in response to expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve. It is anticipated that this pressure would persist as long as the Fed continues to boost interest rates.

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