铜产业链周度报告-20250919

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points as expected, lowering the federal funds rate to 4.00%-4.25%. The meeting was generally in line with expectations, but the attitude was neutral and slightly hawkish. After the interest rate cut was realized, the US dollar rebounded after hitting a low, and commodities adjusted overall. The expectation of multiple interest rate cuts within the year was confirmed, and liquidity growth would continue [5][11]. - The copper price is expected to be weakly volatile in the short term. Pay attention to the support around 79,200. The mid - term strategy of buying on dips remains unchanged [5][57]. 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 Report Summary - The Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the first rate cut this year and the resumption of rate cuts after 9 months. Most Fed officials expect two more rate cuts this year and one next year [11]. - From January to August, the national industrial added - value above designated size increased by 6.2% year - on - year, with the growth rate falling. Infrastructure investment, manufacturing investment growth rates declined, and real estate development investment decreased [14]. - The copper price is expected to be weakly volatile in the short term, and the mid - term strategy of buying on dips remains unchanged [5]. 3.2 Multi - and Short - Focus 3.2.1 Bullish Factors - There is an expectation that the smelting output center will shift downward [8]. - The spot processing fee remains at a low level, and the tightness at the mine end still exists [8]. - Social inventory has decreased [8]. 3.2.2 Bearish Factors - The interest rate cut has been realized, and the bullish news is exhausted [8]. - The spot premium continues to decline [8]. 3.3 Data Analysis 3.3.1 Copper Ore Imports - In August, China's imports of copper ore and concentrates were 275.9 tons, and the cumulative imports from January to August were 20.054 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.9% [17]. 3.3.2 Copper Concentrate TC - As of the week of September 12, the Mysteel standard clean copper concentrate TC weekly index was - 40.68 US dollars per dry ton, up 0.17 US dollars per dry ton from the previous week. The spot TC of copper concentrate increased slightly, but the overall sentiment was cautious, and spot transactions remained light [21]. 3.3.3 Copper Production - In August 2025, China's refined copper (electrolytic copper) output was 1.301 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 14.8%. In September, it is expected that the output will decline due to smelter maintenance and anode copper supply shortages [25]. 3.3.4 Scrap Copper Imports - In July, China's scrap copper imports were 183,200 tons, a month - on - month increase of 3.73% and a year - on - year decrease of 1.98%. The main driving factor was strong domestic demand [29]. 3.3.5 Copper Products Output - In August 2025, China's copper products output was 2.222 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 9.8%, a month - on - month increase of 2%, and a multi - year high for the same period [33]. 3.3.6 Premium between Refined and Scrap Copper - As of September 18, the premium between refined and scrap copper was around - 530 yuan per ton, which was beneficial to refined copper consumption [37]. 3.3.7 Social Inventory - Last week, LME copper inventory continued to decline. SHFE copper inventory increased by 14.9% to 94,054 tons in the week of September 12. COMEX copper inventory reached a new high since January 2004. On September 18, the domestic electrolytic copper spot inventory decreased by 0.13 tons compared with September 15 [50]. 3.3.8 Copper Spot Premium - On September 18, the spot premium of Shanghai Wumaotrade 1 copper was around 30 yuan per ton, with the premium narrowing. The LME 0 - 3 spot discount was around - 71.09 US dollars per ton, with the discount widening [54]. 3.4 Market Outlook - The copper price is expected to be weakly volatile in the short term. Pay attention to the support around 79,200. The mid - term strategy of buying on dips remains unchanged [57].