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Aluminium Follow-through selling pressure pushed the LME three-month...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 forecast...Read More
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Supply concerns still buoying nickel prices... In next...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...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures moved higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 24 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to news that China has taken steps to stabilize the Yuan relative to the U.S. Dollar. International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF $141.47) is expected to open lower after the company lowered guidance for the remainder of 2019.Bausch Health added $0.65 to U.S. $23...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday August 2 that are worth another look.Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly weaker at the close of trading on Friday August 2. The downturn was largely prompted by fresh tariff threats against China by United States President Donald Trump that sparked caution among investors and prompt...Read More
Billet prices in most markets around the world edged downward during the week to Friday August 2 because there was limited buying interest amid a slowdown in the finished steel markets.Producers in the major export region of the Commonwealth of Independent States refused to lower their asking prices despite sluggish demand from customers, which led to a widening of the bid-offer spread. CIS, Egypt...Read More
Billet prices in most markets around the world edged downward during the week to Friday August 2 because there was limited buying interest amid a slowdown in the finished steel markets.Producers in the major export region of the Commonwealth of Independent States refused to lower their asking prices despite sluggish demand from customers, which led to a widening of the bid-offer spread. CIS, Egypt...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday August 2 that are worth another look.Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly weaker at the close of trading on Friday August 2. The downturn was largely prompted by fresh tariff threats against China by United States President Donald Trump that sparked caution among investors and prompt...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday August 2 that are worth another look.Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly weaker at the close of trading on Friday August 2. The downturn was largely prompted by fresh tariff threats against China by United States President Donald Trump that sparked caution among investors and prompt...Read More
Sentiment in financial markets continues to weaken following last week’s collapse of US-China trade talks and US president Donald Trump’s latest threat of tariffs on Chinese goods.Equities in Asia tumbled this morning, Monday August 5, and the yuan has dropped below seven to the dollar - the first time since 2008. Weakness in Asian currencies suggests wide-scale market unease. Base...Read More
U.S. equity index futures moved sharply lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 44 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to growing tensions between the U.S. and China. China retaliated over the weekend following an increase in tariffs announced by the U.S. on Friday.Other major world equity indices also moved lower. The Nikkei dropped 367 to 20,720, The Shanghai Composite...Read More
Aluminium billet in the United States on Friday August 2 traded at its lowest premium since 2017 due to weak demand, while premiums in Europe, Brazil and Thailand were flat in quiet trading conditions. US premium falls to lowest since February 2017No change in quiet European marketBrazilian market flat on weak economyThailand market unchanged due to stable supply US billet upcharge sinks to Februa...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly weaker at the close of trading on Friday August 2, with copper leading losses and falling by some 2.2% to reach its lowest level since June 2017 amid a sharp sell-off across the complex.Largely prompted by fresh tariff threats against China from United States president Trump, investors took caution and reduced risk-expo...Read More