Chinese risk appetite improving Despite the trade stand-off with the US and the deteriorating economic data, the Chinese government’s plans to provide more support for its economy is constructive. For base metals prices, it should, at worst, be a supportive factor in the coming few months and, at best, drive them higher. Aluminium: Limited upside potential We believe recent price action sugge...Read More
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Aluminium LME aluminium price action produced a strong...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 downloa...Read More
Short-covering rebound responding to macro factors... 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 la...Read More
Macro, geopolitical improvements help boost...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
Reaction to expedited Indonesian ore export ban We said in last week’s report that the focus in the nickel industry has quickly turned from the timing of the Indonesian ore export ban, to the response to the ban. Almost daily we are getting reports of the industry responding and reacting. Export scramble: On one hand, there are suggestions from Indonesia that smelter construction schedules wi...Read More
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Price rebound limited by weak demand...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 as s...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar moved slightly higher at U.S. 75.95 cents following release of August Canadian Housing Starts at 8:15 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop to 212,500 from 222,000 in July. Actual was 226,600.Wendy's dropped $1.43 to $20.52 after reducing its 2019 guidance. Ford dropped $$0.28...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 6 that are worth another look.There was an air of optimism among copper participants attending a conference in the Chinese city of Qiqihar on Thursday September 5, with many there telling Fastmarkets they had heard deals and offers for copper cathode at higher levels than in recent weeks due to improving market fundamen...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 6 that are worth another look.There was an air of optimism among copper participants attending a conference in the Chinese city of Qiqihar on Thursday September 5, with many there telling Fastmarkets they had heard deals and offers for copper cathode at higher levels than in recent weeks due to improving market fundamen...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 6 that are worth another look.There was an air of optimism among copper participants attending a conference in the Chinese city of Qiqihar on Thursday September 5, with many there telling Fastmarkets they had heard deals and offers for copper cathode at higher levels than in recent weeks due to improving market fundamen...Read More
Following is a link:http://www.equityclock.com/2019/09/06/stock-market-outlook-for-september-9-2019/Note seasonality charts on U.S. Non-farm Payrolls and Canadian EmploymentThe Bottom LineWorld equity markets moved higher last week despite elevated volatility. Equity markets have a history of elevated volatility at this time of year with a flat/downward bias from mid-July to mid-October. Supplemen...Read More
European buyers of imported hot-rolled coil (HRC) are expected to switch from Turkish material to products from India, Asia and Serbia, market sources told Fastmarkets this week.The European Commission (EC) recently presented a draft of adjusted measures including a 30% limit to the market share of the global quota that can be taken up by any single country that supplies HRC to Euro...Read More
A tighter supply-demand balance for iron ore at Chinese ports coupled with sharp price decreases in the seaborne market have led to the steelmaking raw material being sold at large premiums at the docks in China.Fastmarkets' implied China port price for 62% Fe iron ore fines, fot Qingdao was $10.18 per tonne higher than its index for 62% Fe iron ore fines, cfr Qingdao on August 5. This is the wide...Read More
Demand for flat steel products in Turkey was weak in August because of the seasonal summer slowdown as well as falling prices, market participants have told Fastmarkets.And local producers have now filled their order books until late October, they said on Thursday September 5.Turkish steel prices increased on May 17 after the import duty into the United States, which was applied at a rate of 50% i...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month nickel price closed higher on Friday September 6, with fresh buying momentum prompting the metal's forward spreads to tighten, while a steady incline in lead futures led the metal to top afternoon gains. Volumes traded in nickel over the afternoon were moderate at 8,600 lots, while average daily turnover returned to the August average of below 10,000 lots. Mor...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More