Domestic prices for rebar in Poland have been stable over the past week, but the mills are targeting a price rise, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday July 20....Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. ...Read More
Key data in the pricing sessions in the week ended Friday July 20. ...Read More
The following Metal Bulletin noble alloys, bulk alloys and ores prices changed on Friday July 20:...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board by an average of 0.5% on the morning of Friday July 20. Gains were ranged between 0.2% for aluminium and lead and 1.1% for nickel, with copper up by 0.8% at $6,104 per tonne. Volume has been above average with 11,002 lots traded across the complex as at 7.47am London time. This follows an extremely weak performanc...Read More
A battle over market share in China has triggered a price war, pushing domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices further down on Thursday July 19, while battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices also drifted with other global markets fairly stable....Read More
Key data from Metal Bulletin's Wednesday July 18 pricing session in China....Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 4 points in pre-opening trade. Investors responded to comments by President Trump that China tariffs could increase to items valued at $500 billion.The Canadian Dollar added $0.53 to U.S. 75.88 cents following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for June Consumer Prices on a year-over-year basis was an...Read More
UK and European alloy steel scrap prices have weakened on slowing demand from mills and, in the case of austenitic products, lower nickel prices....Read More
Prices for imports of containerized shredded scrap into India fell further this week due to the continuing monsoon season and the continued fall in Turkish scrap prices, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday July 20....Read More
The pig iron market in the United States was frozen this week with buyers and sellers failing in their attempts to negotiate a price....Read More
The UK light iron scrap market was steady this week although market sentiment soured slightly, suggesting that prices will fall next week if downward pressure from the worsening Turkish market is sustained, market sources told Metal Bulletin this week....Read More
Turkish steel producers returned to the deep-sea scrap markets as prices fell on Friday July 20....Read More
Due to an editor error, the base metals arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel for July 19 was published in the Metal Bulletin price book on Friday July 20, one day later than scheduled....Read More
Comex copper prices bounced back in early trading on Friday July 20 after Thursday's heavy sell-off after the dollar eased overnight....Read More
Seaborne iron ore trading slowed down on Friday July 20 amid softer prices....Read More
Base metal stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses were broadly lower week on week on Friday July 20, with nickel stocks falling for the 26th consecutive week. ...Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Friday July 20*...Read More
Weakness persists in the seaborne coking coal spot market, though more firm offers have emerged. ...Read More
China's HRC market softened on Friday July 20 amid weak demand, with producers said to be highly likely to lower their export prices amid a depreciation of the yuan, sources said....Read More