During December 2009, immediate weakness in supply-demand fundamentals had done little to slow the rally above 7,000 US dollars/tonne as the red metal's longer term prospects were extremely price supportive and speculative investment remained determinedly encouraged by this prospect. At least that was one of the conclusions reached by BNP Paribas Fortis/VM Group analysts Carl Firman, Matthew Turner and Gary Mead, who predicted there would be "little ahead to change sentiment" - something which ensured they remained copper bulls. The base metal's inexorable rise to a 14 month high of 7,161 US dollars/t in early December had been a function of its inverse relationship with the US dollar and, significantly, a great deal of speculative investment.
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机译：在2009年12月期间，由于基本面的立即疲软并没有使涨势放缓至7,000美元/吨以上，因为该金属的长期前景受到价格的极度支撑，投机性投资仍受到这一前景的坚定鼓励。至少这是法国巴黎银行富通银行/ VM Group分析师卡尔·菲尔曼（Carl Firman），马修·特纳（Matthew Turner）和加里·米德（Gary Mead）得出的结论之一，他们预言“改变情绪的可能性很小”，这确保了他们仍然是铜多头。基本金属在12月初无可避免地升至14个月高点7,161美元/吨，这是其与美元的反比关系以及重要的是大量投机性投资的函数。
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