Commodities 14 December 2025 - 22 December 2025

Zinc price today is softer as the market digests fresh warehouse inflows, thin year-end liquidity, and a growing debate over whether 2025’s “availability shock” is fading into a more traditional 2026 surplus story.

Aluminum prices are holding firm on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, with the global benchmark on the London Metal Exchange hovering around the $2,870–$2,885 per metric ton area—roughly $1.30 per pound—as traders weigh a new round of supply headlines against a still-choppy macro backdrop. Metal+1

Copper prices are back in focus heading into the final stretch of 2025, with the “red metal” hovering near record territory after a sharp run-up and an equally sharp bout of volatility late last week.

Copper is closing out 2025 with the kind of price action usually reserved for crisis commodities: sharp rallies, sudden air pockets, and a market that looks tight in some places and oddly comfortable in others. Midway through December, London Metal Exchange copper is still trading at historically elevated levels after repeatedly printing new highs this month—supported by supply disruptions, policy-driven shifts in global inventory, and a fresh narrative that “AI infrastructure is the new mega-demand driver.” Lme+1