Copper prices in London edged up on Wednesday as investors cheered slowing consumer price increases in the United States, easing pressure for an early policy tapering. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 rose 0.1% to $9,446.50 a tonne by 0155 GMT, while the most-traded October copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange SCFcv1 eased 0.9% to 69,720 yuan ($10,824.07) a tonne. Underlying U.S. consumer prices increased at their slowest pace in six months in August, suggesting that inflation had probably peaked though it could remain high for a while. Copper is often used as a gauge of global ... (full story)