{
  "id": 868764,
  "title": "Copper Crunch Worsens as Key Spread Heads for Highest Since 2021",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/copper-crunch-worsens-as-key-spread-heads-for-highest-since-2021",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:56:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/copper-crunch-worsens-as-key-spread-heads-for-highest-since-2021"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Spot copper prices are surging above later-dated futures on the London Metal Exchange, in a condition known as backwardation that’s a hallmark of a deepening squeeze on supply.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}