OUTLOOK FOR COPPER: “COPPER – A CASE FOR HIGHER PRICES?”: In terms of prices, the first-half of this year has fared far better than many were expecting.The broader economic climate has already shown signs of improvement and has surprised many analysts whom had not forecasted this occurrence until the 4Q. However, it appears that the market bulls had got ahead of the game in Copper as prices have seen five consecutive monthly closes higher, and we are presently sitting in view of making it six in a row. The question is where has this optimism come from when economists have been proclaiming doom-and-gloom…