Once a reliable gauge if economic health, "Dr. Copper" may be giving complicated signals this year.

Copper prices climbed above $14,000, reaching a two-month high on Tuesday. This surge was fueled by decreasing inventories outside the United States and potential Iran war…

Copper futures tracker CPER gained as Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan shares surged over 4% on fresh Chinese stimulus signals. Read the Latin American mark