Copper Rallies After Record Close as AI Power-Demand Bets Track Nvidia
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 22
Copper Rallies After Record Close as AI Power-Demand Bets Track Nvidia
15 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 22
Copper rallied again Friday after retreating from a record close last week, with the metal increasingly trading in step with AI-linked equities.
AI-driven power demand is the key thesis: copper is essential for data centers and the power grids needed to support rising electricity use.
Recent price swings have mirrored stocks such as Nvidia and ASML—falling when AI shares turned turbulent, then rebounding as investors returned to the sector.
The move adds a new tech-demand narrative to copper’s traditional role as a barometer of the global industrial economy.
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