The Chilean Copper Council (Cochilco) reported that the price of copper, a major Chilean export, was US$3.83 per pound this Friday, marking a weekly decline of 1.6%. This is attributed primarily to Fitch’s downgrading of the US credit rating due to projected fiscal deterioration over the next three years and high government debt, which adversely […]
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