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Copper Falls With Most Metals as Iran War Keeps Traders on Edge

Charlie Zhu, Winnie Zhu
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Copper and base metal prices declined amid escalating geopolitical tensions as US-Iran war negotiations stalled in March 2026, now entering its fourth week. The US claims ongoing talks, but Iran publicly rejected President Trump’s diplomatic outreach, prolonging market uncertainty and suppressing industrial metal demand. Global inflation fears and slowing industrial activity—triggered by the conflict—further weakened metals’ outlook, with traders adopting a cautious, risk-off stance. Investors closely monitored the war’s economic ripple effects, particularly on supply chains and manufacturing sectors heavily reliant on copper and other base metals. The prolonged standoff has darkened commodity market sentiment, with analysts warning of sustained volatility unless a breakthrough emerges in US-Iran negotiations.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Copper fell along with other base metals as investors monitored the uncertainty surrounding US-Iran negotiations to possibly end the war.The US has insisted talks are ongoing while Iran has publicly rejected President Donald Trump’s outreach. The war, now nearing the one-month mark, has raised concerns about inflation and slowing industrial activity across the world, clouding the demand outlook for metals.

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