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Jeffrey Stafford
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Copper Rally Is Overdone; China and Trump Won't Be Red Metal's Saviors

Following the election of Donald J. Trump as America's next president, copper has continued a furious rally that began near the end of October. Since Oct. 24, copper is up more than 20%, with gains accelerating after the U.S. election--copper is up 7% in the two days since. As would be expected due to financial and operating leverage, copper equities are up even more. "Pure-play" producers Freeport-McMoRan, Southern Copper, First Quantum, and Antofagasta have gained anywhere from 12% to 21% sinc...
Underlying
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

First Quantum Minerals is engaged in the production of copper, nickel, gold, zinc, platinum-group elements and acid, and related activities including exploration and development. Co. has operating mines located in Zambia, Australia, Finland, Turkey, Spain and Mauritania. Co. is developing the Trident project in Zambia, the Cobre Panama copper project in Panama, exploring the Haquira copper deposit in Peru and the Taca Taca copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit in Argentina. Co.'s operating segments are individual mine development projects or mine operations. The Corporate and Other segment evaluates and acquires new mineral properties and includes Co.'s metal marketing division.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Jeffrey Stafford

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