建信期货铜期货日报-20250717

Group 1: Report Overview - Report Name: Copper Futures Daily Report [1] - Date: July 17, 2025 [2] Group 2: Research Team - Researchers: Zhang Ping, Yu Feifei, Peng Jinglin [3][4] Group 3: Market Review and Operation Suggestions - Market Performance: Shanghai copper continued to trade in a narrow range, with total positions decreasing by 12,976 lots. The volatility of copper prices decreased, leading to an increase in the sentiment of capital leaving the market. After the contract rollover, the spread between contracts further narrowed, with the 08 - 09 spread narrowing to 10. The spot premium dropped 40 to 95, and the domestic futures - spot premium collapsed, increasing the expectation of inventory accumulation. The LME 0 - 3 contango narrowed to 48, and LME inventories increased by 10,525 tons, with a 5,975 - ton increase in the new Hong Kong warehouse. Both the Shanghai and London markets continued to accumulate inventories due to the impending US tariffs, and the tight spot situation continued to ease, weakening the support of the spot end for copper prices. However, the medium - term supply and demand remained strong. The US CPI showed inflation resilience, and the probability of no interest rate cut in July fluctuated little, with short - term macro - level fluctuations also decreasing. [11] - Forecast: It is expected that copper prices will operate within the previous trading range. [11] Group 4: Industry News - Mining Accident: On July 15, 2025, a fume poisoning accident occurred at the Luojiahe Copper Mine of Wulong Industrial Co., Ltd. in Yuanqu County, Yuncheng, Shanxi, resulting in 3 deaths [12]. - LME Standard Warehouse Receipts: Cathode copper of two brands, Luanshya CLM and Daye DJ - B, under the group company traded by Zhongse International Trade Co., Ltd. obtained LME registered copper standard warehouse receipts, which are the first batch of LME copper standard warehouse receipts after the establishment of the LME delivery warehouse in Hong Kong. GKEML has successfully completed the first batch of LME warehouse receipts for copper, nickel, and tin [12][13]. - Company Outlook and Production: Antofagasta, a Chilean copper mining company, is optimistic about the medium - term prospects of copper. Its revenue guidance for this year remains unchanged. In the second quarter of 2025, copper production was 160,100 tons, a 3% increase; gold production was 48,300 ounces, a 13% increase. It is expected that copper production will increase quarter - by - quarter for the rest of the year. Molybdenum production in the second quarter was 4,400 tons, a 42% increase quarter - on - quarter [12]. - Protest Suspension: Peruvian informal miners suspended their more than two - week - long protest on Tuesday. A protest leader, Luis Huaman, said they plan to suspend the protest until at least Friday while continuing to pressure the government to introduce more favorable regulations for informal mining [12].