Justin Irving | Copper futures have been tanking of late, sinking from of $3.32 per pound on June 8^th, to $2.7 per pound on July 19^th, a 19% drop. This drop has largely undone the prices gains the commodity had accrued following the general rise in asset prices in November 2016. Predictably, the financial press have raised the alarm about “Dr.Copper” foretelling a slowing US economy.