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Copper prices have fallen as concern grows that political resistance to AI data centres could weaken expected demand, the Financial Times reports. The paper says the metal had surged this year on forecasts of rising data-centre demand, now seen as at risk after Democrats’ gains in the US midterms.
Why it mattersIt is a useful reminder that the AI build-out reaches beyond chips and servers: expectations about it can move the market for the materials underneath. The supplied report gives no price change, so this is a signal of investor concern, not a measure of its scale.
Discuss: Should AI companies have to account for the knock-on effects of their infrastructure plans on materials markets, or is that simply ordinary investment risk?
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