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When Copper Became a Commodity for the Shopping Cart: The Shuibei Copper-Bar Fad and Its Risks
Shuibei jewellery sellers and livestream channels have popularized 1kg copper bars as a quasi-investment, creating a gap between retail prices and industrial valuations. The craze has exposed severe liquidity problems for sellers and buyers alike, with many investors forced to accept scrap-copper prices on resale and regulators moving to tighten market practices.
Gold Rally, Debt Delusion: Why Washington Isn’t 'Using Gold' to Pay Down US Debt
A viral claim that the US is inflating gold prices to convert bullion into cash to pay down national debt is misleading. US debt management relies on rollovers, tax revenues, Fed liquidity and the dollar's reserve status, while gold holdings serve as strategic backing for the currency rather than a ready source of debt repayment.
AI Boom Ignites a Metals Supercycle — Copper Poised to Stay in Shortfall as Gold Surges
A broad commodities rally led by metals has accelerated on the back of AI, EVs and robotics. Copper is forecast to remain in deficit this year and possibly worsen, while gold targets have been raised to unprecedented levels as investors seek real assets amid uncertainty.
Copper Bars Go Viral in China — A Genuine Bet on Electrification or a Retail Fad?
Small one-kilogram copper bars have become a social-media-driven retail fad in China's Shenzhen jewellery market, marketed as a low-cost way to invest in copper. While copper's industrial demand is structurally strong and prices have recently hit records, the bars trade at large premiums and lack established buyback channels, creating liquidity and valuation risks for retail buyers.