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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further ...
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Copper prices edged higher on Thursday, as the metals market saw an extended inflow of money through investment funds, while a forecast of potential deficit in the refined copper market this year also lent support. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.2% at $9,795.50 per metric ton, as of 0222 GMT, while the most-traded June copper ...