Ngomhla zingama-29 kuNhlangulana, umvukuzi wakwa-Ag Metal wabika ukuthi intengo yethusi yehle yaba ngaphansi kwezinyanga eziyi-16.Ukukhula kwempahla emhlabeni jikelele kuhamba kancane futhi abatshalizimali baya ngokuya bephelelwa ithemba.Nokho, iChile, njengelinye lamazwe amakhulu kunezimayini zethusi emhlabeni, iye yabona ukusa.

Intengo yethusi sekuyisikhathi eside ithathwa njengenkomba enkulu yempilo yomnotho womhlaba.Ngakho-ke, lapho intengo yethusi yehla enyangeni engu-16 ephansi ngoJuni 23, abatshalizimali bacindezela ngokushesha "inkinobho yokwethuka".Izintengo zempahla zehle ngo-11% emasontweni amabili, okubonisa ukuthi ukukhula komnotho emhlabeni jikelele kuhamba kancane.Nokho, akubona bonke abavumayo.

Muva nje, kubikwe ukuthi iCodelco, imayini yethusi ephethwe uhulumeni eChile, ibingacabangi ukuthi kuza amashwa.Njengomkhiqizi wethusi omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni, umbono weCodelco unesisindo.Ngakho-ke, lapho uMaximo Pacheco, usihlalo webhodi labaqondisi, ebhekene nale nkinga ekuqaleni kukaJune, abantu balalela imibono yakhe.

UPacheco uthe: “Kungenzeka ukuthi sisenkingeni yesikhashana, kodwa okubalulekile yizisekelo.Ibhalansi yokunikezwa kanye nesidingo ibonakala inenzuzo kakhulu kithina esinezinqolobane zethusi.”

Akanaphutha.I-Copper isetshenziswa kakhulu ezinhlelweni zamandla avuselelekayo, okuhlanganisa amandla elanga, ashisayo, amanzi kanye nomoya.Njengoba intengo yamandla endabuko isifinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu emhlabeni, ukutshalwa kwezimali okuluhlaza kuyanda.

Nokho, le nqubo ithatha isikhathi.NgoLwesihlanu, intengo yethusi yebhentshi kuma-London Metal Exchange (LME) yehle ngo-0.5%.Intengo yehle yafinyelela ku-$8122 ngethani, yehle ngo-25% ukusuka phezulu ngoMashi.Eqinisweni, lena inani eliphansi elibhalisiwe kusukela phakathi nalolu bhubhane.

Noma kunjalo, uPacheco akazange athuke."Ezweni lapho ithusi lihamba phambili futhi kunezindawo ezimbalwa ezintsha ezigciniwe, amanani ethusi abukeka eqinile kakhulu," esho.

Abatshalizimali abafuna izimpendulo zezinkinga zezomnotho eziphindaphindiwe bangase bakhathele impi yaseRussia e-Ukraine.Ngeshwa, umthelela wempi yezinyanga ezine kumanani ethusi awukwazi ukubukelwa phansi.

Phela, iRussia inezimboni eziningi ezimbonini.Kusukela kumandla nezimayini kuye kwezokuxhumana nohwebo.Yize ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kwezwe kubalele cishe u-4% wokukhiqizwa kwethusi emhlabeni wonke, unswinyo ngemuva kokuhlasela kwe-Ukraine kwashaqisa kakhulu imakethe.

Ekuqaleni kukaFebhuwari nasekuqaleni kukaMashi, amanani ethusi akhuphuka njengezinye izinsimbi.Okukhathazayo wukuthi, yize iRussia inegalelo elincane, ukuhoxa kwayo kulo mdlalo kuzokhinyabeza ukululama ngemuva kokubheduka kwalesi sifo.Manje ingxoxo mayelana nokuwohloka komnotho cishe ayinakugwenywa, futhi abatshalizimali baya ngokuya bephelelwa ithemba.