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Default Why aluminum prices are up; copper to follow


"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:53:08 -0500, Ignoramus8648
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My best understanding of the story is that the storage costs are
imposed on commodity speculators who own metal and use it as
collateral, but do not hold it themselves. My heart does not really
hurt for them.


One more thing: The bottom line on all of this is that it has cost us
consumers over $5 billion over the past three years.

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Ed Huntress


Bunky Hunt redux with different metals.

Think they will get a bailout when it blows up?

Will Bernanke buy up those troubled assets?

Best Regards
Tom.