Copper Is Sending A Message — Markets Are Finally Listening

CHONGQING, CHINA - JANUARY 19: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX), an American mining company producing copper, gold and molybdenum, in front of a screen showing the company's latest stock market chart on January 19, 2026 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty ImagesIn a year that will be etched in memory on trading floors and in conference rooms, copper has skyrocketed to levels that few anticipated just a year b ...