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Copper Prices Set To Move Higher In 2020

by Jonathan Custer

  The price of copper, a key barometer for the global economy, is set to move higher in 2020 with capital spending for new production depressed and inventories tapped out as U.S.-China trade tensions ease. The U.S-China trade war limited mining activity and kept manufacturer inventories lean. Warehouses tracked by the three international exchanges, the …

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Swissbit Opens New Production Facility In Berlin

by Jonathan Custer

Swissbit, the specialist provider of data-storage and security solutions for industrial applications and the Internet of Things have opened a state-of-the-art electronics production facility in Berlin, Germany. Swissbit has tripled its production capacity for highly integrated electronics and is set to increase the number of jobs in development and production from 200 to up to …

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COTD: German Auto Manufacturing In Bad Shape

by Jonathan Custer

COTD:  Chart of the Day The latest data on car manufacturing show that German auto production has collapsed to multi-decade low, lower than 2008 in the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), due to new emissions rules, Diesel restrictions, Brexit, China slowdown. Hat Tip: Holger Zschaepitz  @Schuldensuehner

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