# LIVE FUTURES REPORT 25/03: SHFE copper prices drop on firm dollar, global economic growth concerns - Fastmarkets

> Shanghai copper futures fell on Monday March 25 as a firm US dollar and weak manufacturing PMI data from Europe and the US weighed on sentiment. Spot inventories also rose.

- Date: 2019-03-25 · published 2019-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59992-live-futures-report-25-03-shfe-copper-prices-drop-on-firm-dollar-global
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker global growth signals and a firmer dollar point to softer industrial commodity demand, with limited direct read-through to feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/live-futures-report-25-03-shfe-copper-prices-drop-on-firm-dollar-global-economic-growth-concerns/

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