Base Metal Stocks Articles

Market Summary: Awaiting fresh developments

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Awaiting...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 soon as it’s published.S...Read More

Aluminium: Trying to rebound from new low

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

US-China trade wars continue to weigh...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...Read More

Technical analysis: Sellers mostly still in charge

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Aluminium LME aluminium managed to end last week’s...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 downlo...Read More

Copper: Positive demand signals from China

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Copper prices capped by bearish Chinese...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 a...Read More

Lead: Turned back by $2,100/t resistance yet again

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

China to encourage new vehicle...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 soon as...Read More

Nickel: Q3 forecast raised, Q4 unchanged for now

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

$18,000 per tonne as Indonesia confirms earlier ore...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

Tin: Taken by surprise

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Tin prices surprise to...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 soon as it’...Read More

Zinc: Still capped by macro uncertainties

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

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Base metals investment analysis: Copper the likely next target of strong short-covering wave

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

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Demand Indicators: 2019

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

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Metals prices consolidate, markets awaiting trade developments

03 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Nickel remains in the spotlight because the market now has concrete news to adjust to and tin seems to be rising on nickel’s coattails, with Indonesia being the second largest producer of tin in the world.The other metals and markets in general are now waiting for further news on when United States-China trade talks will resume - given generally poor manufacturing purchasing managers’ in...Read More

Tech Talk for Tuesday September 3rd 2019

03/09/2019 / Staff reporter

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 21 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to growing trade tensions. Snap added $0.34 to $16.17 after Evercore ISI upgraded the stock to Outperform from In Line.Bausch Health was unchanged at $28.37 after announcing plans to reduce debt by $200 million.Amazon dipped $5.23 to $1,771.06 despite an increase...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from August 30

September 02, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed from Friday August 30 that are worth another look.China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices temporarily held in the week to August 29 with buyers cautious of further decreases, while the lithium hydroxide market kept flat and no matter how low the offers, deals were rarely concluded due to continuing poor downstream dema...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices slump amid worsening market conditions

September 02, 2019 / Staff reporter

Prices in most of the global markets for steel billet dropped sharply in the week ended Friday August 30 amid unfavorable market conditions - in particular, poor demand and falling scrap prices.ChinaWeakening demand for billet continued to push Chinese domestic billet prices down, sources said.Re-rolling mills in Tangshan were expected to reduce their production in September and early October to h...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices slump amid worsening market conditions

September 02, 2019 / Staff reporter

Prices in most of the global markets for steel billet dropped sharply in the week ended Friday August 30 amid unfavorable market conditions - in particular, poor demand and falling scrap prices.ChinaWeakening demand for billet continued to push Chinese domestic billet prices down, sources said.Re-rolling mills in Tangshan were expected to reduce their production in September and early October to h...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from August 30

September 02, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed from Friday August 30 that are worth another look.China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices temporarily held in the week to August 29 with buyers cautious of further decreases, while the lithium hydroxide market kept flat and no matter how low the offers, deals were rarely concluded due to continuing poor downstream dema...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from August 30

September 02, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed from Friday August 30 that are worth another look.China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices temporarily held in the week to August 29 with buyers cautious of further decreases, while the lithium hydroxide market kept flat and no matter how low the offers, deals were rarely concluded due to continuing poor downstream dema...Read More

Rising nickel prices, China stimulus provide boost to most base metals

02 September 2019 / Staff reporter

While nickel is in the spotlight, the rest of the base metals are still being pulled and pushed by the combination of higher tariffs on US imports of Chinese goods and China’s plans to support its economy with further spending on infrastructure.Chinese manufacturing data also showed mixed results with the official purchasing managers index (PMI) falling to 49.5 from 49.7, while the Caixin man...Read More

ALUMINIUM BILLET WRAP: European premiums fall to lowest since late 2016, early 2017

August 31, 2019 / Staff reporter

European aluminium billet premiums on Friday August 30 traded at their lowest since late 2016 and early 2017, pressured by a sustained oversupply in the region. Oversupply, aggressive offers sink premiums in Europe. Brazilian billet premium falls on weak demand.US, Asian billet premiums steady. European premiums hit by sustained oversupplyEuropean billet premiums hit their lowest since 2016 follo...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 30/08: LME nickel price closes at 5-year high in 9% upturn; tin climbs 3.6%

August 31, 2019 / Staff reporter

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange continued to surge at the close of trading on Friday August 30, closing at its highest level since September 2014, while a 3.6% uptick in tin futures did little to close a widening gap between the two metals.Nickel's rally began just before midday after the price breached the key $16,690 per tonne resistance level, opening a surge of fresh...Read More

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