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Copper falls as rising inventories cool supply worries

SINGAPORE: Copper prices fell on Thursday as inflows into London Metal Exchange warehouses relieved some supply fears, even though regional supply bottlenecks persisted outside the US. Benchmark three-month copper on the LME was down 0.44% at $14,293.5 a metric ton by 0300 GMT.

Who are the losers from the budget?

Can the government find more cuts across Whitehall to fund its NATO defence commitments? With less than a week to go until the budget, Treasury minister Emma Reynolds says squeezing more efficiency…

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