Gold, Copper Down as US CPI Data Is Released
Recent data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has reduced investor interest in gold and copper, causing prices for the two metals to falter amid mixed cues about inflation in the United States. Prices for the precious metal steadied last week after a month of relative lows while copper prices went down partly thanks to growing concerns over reduced imports by China, arguably the largest copper consumer on the globe. CPI data showed that consumer inflation levels in the U.S. went up from June to July and were well over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual inflation target range. The data…