El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban Bukele called absurd
El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all forms of metals mining in 2017.
Bloomberg reports copper traders are bullish for the first time in six weeks on signs that demand is still expanding as global inventories decline to an 11-month low and central banks cut funding costs to shore up growth. The last time they were bullish overall, in the week ended Oct. 21, prices surged more than 14 percent in the following five days.
