铜周报：铜价节前维持区间震荡走势-20250922

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoint of the Report - After the interest rate cut, there may be a short - term price correction due to the realization of positive factors, but it is overall positive for non - ferrous metal prices in the medium term. There are also expectations of favorable policies in China. The supply - side contraction needs time to be transmitted, and the short - term slow recovery in demand and the pre - holiday stockpiling expectation are the main supporting factors. It is expected that copper prices will rebound slightly after a short - term correction and remain range - bound before the holiday [5] Summary According to the Directory 1. Supply and Demand Situation - The Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia remains shut down, and the rescue of seven trapped underground workers is ongoing, intensifying the tight copper ore situation. In September, smelting maintenance increased, and it is expected that the domestic smelting output will decline [4] - Last week, the enameled wire industry showed the characteristics of a slight increase in the operating rate and pressure on new orders. The machine operating rate rose to 77.93%, but the increase was less than expected. The SMM copper cable enterprise operating rate was 65.84%, down both month - on - month and year - on - year and lower than expected. The weekly operating rate of major domestic refined copper rod enterprises rose to 70.49%, up 2.96 percentage points month - on - month, 0.18 percentage points lower than expected, and down 8.83 percentage points year - on - year. It is expected that the operating rate of refined copper rod enterprises will rise to 73.86% this week [4] - Some enterprises in the sample started stockpiling for the National Day holiday production in advance to avoid the increase in raw material prices and costs caused by centralized stockpiling at the end of the month. Near the National Day holiday, refined copper rod enterprises will mainly focus on stockpiling and adjust the production rhythm according to downstream order demand [4] 2. Macroeconomic Situation - The Federal Reserve announced a 25 - basis - point interest rate cut on Wednesday, which was in line with market expectations. It admitted that the labor market was weakening and mentioned rising inflation. The dot - plot showed that there may be two more interest rate cuts this year [4] 3. Market Review - Last week, the Shanghai copper main contract maintained a narrow - range shock at the beginning of the week. The 25 - basis - point interest rate cut announced by the Federal Reserve was in line with expectations, but the subsequent interest rate cut rhythm was slightly lower than expected. The market declined before and after the interest rate - setting meeting. Copper prices fell significantly on Thursday and stabilized slightly on Friday. The closing price of 79,910 yuan/ton was about 1.42% lower than the previous week [6]