{
  "id": 8197042,
  "title": "Copper set for weekly gain as China demand offsets US policy pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/copper-set-for-weekly-gain-as-china-demand-offsets-us-policy-pressure",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:36:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440120/copper-set-for-weekly-gain-as-china-demand-offsets-us-policy-pressure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Copper was set to end the week higher on Friday , as stronger physical demand in China helped withstand pressure from US tariff uncertainty and higher interest rates. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange slipped 0.2% to $14,467.50 a metric ton by 0331 GMT, but was on track to gain around 1.6% for the week. The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 1.3% to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}