Copper just blew through $14,000 a ton to a record, and the AI boom is the reason.
It is up about 14% in 2026. Data centers and power grids need copper faster than mines can dig it, and US tariff front-running has pulled metal into America.
Copper is the tollbooth on… pic.twitter.com/QEtHZ84HSR
— Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) August 24, 2026
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