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Aluminium Having found technical support from the 200...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download...Read More
Copper spooked by geopolitical tensions A...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More
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Short-term price direction uncertain... While we remain positive...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus do...Read More
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Trade deal optimism negated by geopolitical...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest iss...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the November Trade report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a deficit of $43.60 billion versus a deficit of $47.20 billion in October. Actual was a deficit of $43.1 billionThe Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at U.S. 77.00 cents...Read More
* Copper hovers near eight-month high * Nickel touches lowest in nearly four weeks (Updates with closing prices) By Zandi Shabalala LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Copper edged higher on Monday as arise in oil prices offset softer Chinese economic data and anescalation in tension between the United States and Iran,analysts said. Commerzbank analyst Daniel Briesemann said the jump in oilprices since the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday January 3 that are worth another look....Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday January 3 that are worth another look....Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. Index futures are responding to increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures were down 17 points to 3,222 in pre-opening trade. Gold jumped $24.50 per ounce to $1,577.00 per ounce on increasing Middle East tensions. Gold moved above $1,566.40 to a seven year high. Also, Goldman Sachs upgrade gold to Buy.Crude Oil also respond...Read More
US imports of steel products might have surged in December 2019, according to an advance indicator of offshore arrivals.But attempts to draw firm conclusions from import license figures - which have differed from final Census volumes in recent months - might be premature, government data, comments from an International Trade Administration (ITA) spokesperson and calculations by Fastmarke...Read More
Fastmarkets takes a look at what to watch out for in the hot-rolled coil market in the United States in 2020 after another year of volatility and surprises in 2019.After a generally profitable 2018 for the US steel industry, 2019 proved more challenging, with major domestic steel producers posting significant year-on-year losses amid atypical buying and holding patterns."I think 2019 is a hangover...Read More
The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange was lower at the close of trading on Friday January 3, settling at its lowest level since December 10 last year amid a steady uptick in inventories, while tin futures also suffered over the afternoon to close at a monthly low.Nickel's underlying price on the LME closed at $13,755 per tonne on Friday afternoon, showing a 3.3% downturn agains...Read More
Shanghai copper premiums have dropped to their lowest level in almost three years on slack spot demand for imported cathodes ahead of Lunar New Year. Fastmarkets' copper grade A cathode premium cif Shanghai stood at $35-48 per tonne on Friday January 3, down slightly from $38-50 per tonne a day ago. The benchmark premium, which is often viewed as an indicator of appetite for imported refined...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More