Copper Weekly

About Copper Weekly

Copper sits at the heart of the energy transition, yet its market still trades on old and new fundamentals colliding. Copper Weekly, a Benchmark Podcast, cuts through the noise in 10–15 minutes, giving you the key moves, the real drivers, and the risks ahead. Hosted by Michael Finch, Head of Strategic Initiatives, and Albert Mackenzie, Copper Analyst & Market Reporter, each episode breaks down the week’s price action and discusses the latest pressing developments shaping this ever-evolving market. Drawing on Benchmark’s supply and demand expertise, with regular appearances from Piotr Kulas (Lead Supply Analyst) and Daan De Jonge (Lead Demand Analyst), among numerous guest speakers, the show connects short-term market moves with longer-term structural shifts in copper. Whether you trade copper, produce it, consume it, or are tracking the metal that underpins electrification and decarbonisation, Copper Weekly gives you a concise, data-driven briefing every week. Follow now for your weekly download of everything Copper or visit www.benchmarkminerals.com/copper (http://www.benchmarkminerals.com/copper) to request a free demo of our services. Alternatively, to receive Benchmark’s free fortnightly copper newsletter, featuring market commentary and key developments, sign up here: www.benchmarkminerals.com/newsletters (http://www.benchmarkminerals.com/newsletters) If there’s a copper market question you want us to tackle in a future episode, email the team at copper@benchmarkminerals.com (mailto:copper@benchmarkminerals.com).

Publisher

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2026

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   LME Week 2026 Wrap: Uncertainty Built on Uncertainty

   Copper Weekly returns from the tail end of LME Week. In summary; plenty of good gossip, but fewer answers than usual. With US tariffs and the concentrate benchmark both unresolved, Mike and Albert unpack why the market is waiting for someone else to move first. In this episode: A Market Waiting to Decide - Albert explains why this LME Week felt unusually inconclusive. The key decisions on US tariffs and annual treatment charges are still ahead, European buyers are reluctant to commit tonnage,...

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   LME Week 2026 Preview: Five Key Themes Shaping the Copper Market

   Copper Weekly returns with a longer-than-usual pre-LME Week special. Mike and Albert work through the five themes dominating meetings in London and set to shape conversations across LME Week: record-low treatment charges, European cathode premiums, US tariff uncertainty, long-term supply gap fears, and the question hanging over every meeting, why copper is still so expensive. In this episode: Treatment Charges in Free Fall - Spot TCs have dropped to around minus $240/t, with some deals now do...

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Cobre Panama, Chile Strikes and China's Concentrate Slowdown

   Copper Weekly returns with a different line-up. With Mike away, Albert is joined by Carlos Pineiro, Benchmark's supply analyst, dialling in from Santiago. It's a supply-heavy week: Cobre Panama's government report, a slowdown in Chinese concentrate imports, and strike votes at two of Chile's biggest mines. In this episode: Lessons from Geneva. Albert reports back from the copper seminar, where interest outstripped the room. The conversation kept coming back to working capital. High prices ben...

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5.0 / 5

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

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