Copper market’s biggest whale fuels speculation of a major shift
The world’s single biggest buyer of copper, State Grid Corp. of China, has slowed its purchases of copper wire this year.
* Stronger dollar weighs on commodities * ShFE forward curve shows pick up in China spot copper market * U.S. Housing Starts/Building Permits for Jan; 1330 GMT (Adds analyst comment, detail, updates prices) By Melanie Burton SHANGHAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) -…