links for 2011-06-30

Even though copper is down from its all-time high of $4.62 a pound, analyst reports continue to project that robust demand from China will help boost prices toward the end of 2011. On the supply side, analysts say that copper is in the midst of a worldwide production slump…For now, the key signal for when investors will see a sustained turnaround in copper rests heavily on a pickup in China imports. Once that happens, the supply-demand seesaw is expected to be heavily weighted toward the latter end.