The charts that matter: China stimulus drives copper demand

With China promising more infrastructure building, the price of copper continues to rise. Here’s how that’s affected the rest of the charts that matter most to the global economy.

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In this week’s issue of MoneyWeek, my colleague Cris looks at Southeast Asia. It was all the rage among investors a decade ago, but it has been hit hard by Covid-19, a series of “dreadful elections” in the region, and years of bad returns. But for the bold investor, it’s now got cheap enough to be worth a look. Cris picks some of the best bets in the region – and in a separate article picks a couple of emerging-market funds that cover other areas of the globe too. If you’re not already a subscriber, get your first six issues free here now.

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Ben Judge

Ben studied modern languages at London University's Queen Mary College. After dabbling unhappily in local government finance for a while, he went to work for The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh. The launch of the paper's website, scotsman.com, in the early years of the dotcom craze, saw Ben move online to manage the Business and Motors channels before becoming deputy editor with responsibility for all aspects of online production for The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News websites, along with the papers' Edinburgh Festivals website.

Ben joined MoneyWeek as website editor in 2008, just as the Great Financial Crisis was brewing. He has written extensively for the website and magazine, with a particular emphasis on alternative finance and fintech, including blockchain and bitcoin. 

As an early adopter of bitcoin, Ben bought when the price was under $200, but went on to spend it all on foolish fripperies.