铜周报：美联储如预期降息，但表态偏鹰-20250920

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Fed cut interest rates as expected but made a hawkish statement. The short - term sentiment is under pressure, but if the rate - cut process advances, market sentiment is not expected to be significantly suppressed. The supply of copper raw materials remains tight. Although the peak - season demand is mediocre currently, as the long holiday approaches, the downstream stocking demand is expected to increase, providing strong support for copper prices. The short - term price may rise in a volatile manner. This week, the operating range of the main SHFE copper contract is expected to be between 79,000 - 81,000 yuan/ton, and the LME copper 3M is expected to operate between 9,850 - 10,150 US dollars/ton[12]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Week - on - Week Assessment and Strategy Recommendation - Supply: The spot processing fee for copper concentrates rebounded slightly, the processing fee for blister copper remained flat, and the supply of scrap copper remained tight. Ivanhoe Mines started the second phase of the dewatering plan for the Kakula copper mine and postponed the release of its copper production guidance for the next two years[11]. - Inventory: The combined inventory of the three major exchanges increased by 11,000 tons week - on - week. The SHFE inventory increased by 12,000 tons to 106,000 tons, the LME inventory decreased by 6,000 tons to 148,000 tons, and the COMEX inventory increased by 6,000 tons to 287,000 tons. The inventory in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone decreased slightly. The spot premium in Shanghai on Friday was 70 yuan/ton over the futures, and the LME market Cash/3M was at a discount of 64.9 US dollars/ton[11]. - Imports and Exports: The spot import loss of domestic electrolytic copper first widened and then narrowed, and the Yangshan copper premium increased. In August 2025, China's refined copper imports were 307,000 tons, with a net import of 270,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 54,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 10.0%. From January to August, the cumulative imports were 2.53 million tons, and the net imports were 2.071 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 1.3%[11]. - Demand: The operating rate of domestic downstream refined copper rod enterprises rebounded, and the trading atmosphere in the spot market was relatively mediocre. The domestic refined - scrap copper price spread narrowed, the substitution advantage of scrap copper decreased, and the operating rate of recycled copper rod enterprises rebounded slightly[11]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - Futures Prices: Copper prices rose and then fell. The main SHFE copper contract fell 1.42% for the week (as of Friday's close), and LME copper fell 0.68% to 9,996 US dollars/ton[20]. - Spot Prices: The prices of electrolytic copper and copper products showed certain fluctuations. For example, the Yangtze River non - ferrous price of electrolytic copper was 80,050 yuan on September 19, 2025[23]. - Premiums and Discounts: Domestic copper prices rose and then fell, and spot transactions were relatively average. On Friday, the spot in East China had a premium of 70 yuan/ton over the futures. The LME inventory decreased, the proportion of cancelled warrants declined, and the Cash/3M remained at a discount, reporting a discount of 64.9 US dollars/ton on Friday. Last week, the spot import loss of domestic electrolytic copper first widened and then narrowed, and the Yangshan copper premium (bill of lading) fluctuated upwards[26]. 3.3 Profit and Inventory - Smelting Profits: The spot rough - smelting fee TC for imported copper concentrates rebounded slightly to - 40.8 US dollars/ton. The price of sulfuric acid in East China declined, but still had a positive impact on copper smelting revenue[34]. - Import - Export Ratios and Profits and Losses: The import - export ratio data was presented in relevant charts. The spot import loss of copper first widened and then narrowed[39]. - Inventory: The combined inventory of the three major exchanges was 541,000 tons, a week - on - week increase of 11,000 tons. The SHFE inventory increased by 12,000 tons to 106,000 tons, the LME inventory decreased by 6,000 tons to 148,000 tons, and the COMEX inventory increased by 6,000 tons to 287,000 tons. The inventory in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone was 77,000 tons, a week - on - week slight decrease. The increase in SHFE inventory came from Shanghai and Jiangsu, while the inventory in Guangdong decreased. The number of copper warrants increased by 6,278 to 31,838 tons. The LME inventory decrease came from Asian and European warehouses, while the inventory in North American warehouses increased slightly, and the proportion of cancelled warrants declined[42][45][48]. 3.4 Supply Side - Electrolytic Copper Monthly Output: According to SMM research data, China's refined copper output in August 2025 declined slightly month - on - month, and the decline in September is expected to widen to 40,000 - 50,000 tons. According to NBS data, the domestic refined copper output in August 2025 was 1.301 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 14.8%. From January to August, the cumulative output was 9.891 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 10.1%[53]. - Import and Export Situation: In August 2025, China's copper ore imports were 2.76 million tons, a month - on - month increase and a year - on - year increase of 7.3%. From January to August, the cumulative imports were 20.054 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.9%. The imports of unforged copper and copper products were 425,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 55,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 1.2%. From January to August, the cumulative imports were 3.536 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 2.6%. The imports of anode copper in August were 62,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 22,000 tons and a year - on - year decrease of 18.2%. From January to August, the cumulative imports were 528,000 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 13.1%. The exports of refined copper in August were 37,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 81,000 tons. The profit from domestic spot copper processing trade exports rebounded. The imports of recycled copper in August were 179,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 11,000 tons, a year - on - year increase of 5.9%. From January to August, the cumulative imports were 1.515 million tons, a year - on - year slight decrease[56][59][62][68][71]. 3.5 Demand Side - Consumption Structure: The consumption structures of global and Chinese electrolytic copper were presented in relevant charts[75]. - PMI: China's official manufacturing PMI and Caixin manufacturing PMI both rebounded in August, with the Caixin manufacturing PMI rising above the boom - bust line, indicating an improvement in manufacturing sentiment. The manufacturing sentiment of major overseas economies improved marginally, with the manufacturing PMIs of the US, the Eurozone, Japan, and India all rising[78]. - Output Data of Downstream Industries: In August, the year - on - year output of some copper downstream industries such as automobiles, air conditioners, refrigerators, and power generation equipment increased, while that of color TVs, washing machines, AC motors, and freezers decreased. From January to August, the cumulative year - on - year output of power generation equipment, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and AC motors increased, while that of color TVs and freezers decreased[81]. - Real Estate Data: From January to August, domestic real estate data continued to be weak, with new construction, construction, sales, and completion all showing year - on - year declines, and the declines all widened. The national real estate climate index continued to decline in August[84]. - Operating Rates of Downstream Enterprises: The operating rates of downstream copper enterprises showed different trends. For example, the operating rate of refined copper rod enterprises in August rebounded and is expected to continue to rise in September; the operating rate of scrap copper rod enterprises declined in August and is expected to continue to decline in September[87]. - Refined - Scrap Price Spread: The domestic refined - scrap copper price spread narrowed, reporting 1,752 yuan/ton on Friday[99]. 3.6 Capital Side - SHFE Copper Positions: The total SHFE copper positions decreased by 86,984 to 958,062 lots (bilateral), among which the positions of the near - month 2510 contract were 233,104 lots (bilateral)[104]. - Foreign Fund Positions: As of September 16, CFTC fund positions remained net long, with the net long ratio rising to 12.6%. The proportion of long positions of LME investment funds rebounded (as of September 12)[107].