China's rebar market regained some upward momentum on Monday June 24 amid fresh production cuts in the country's steelmaking hub of Tangshan. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,900-3,950 yuan ($568-575) per tonne, up 70-80 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,730-3,770 yuan per tonne, up 40-50 yuan per tonneAll steelmakers in Tangshan have been instructed to lower their production by at lea...Read More
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East showed no sign of abating over the weekend after the United States claimed that it had carried out a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems in retaliation for the latter shooting down a US drone last week.While the threat of a war between the two remains a possibility, global investors have taken refuge in haven assets amid the rising uncertainty in the re...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Monday June 24, with trade and macroeconomic uncertainty keeping investors cautious at the start of a new trading week.The rising uncertainty follows a ratcheting up of tensions in the Middle East at the end of last week, while market participants eagerly await any developments on the US-China trade war from a...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Friday June 21. China Key drivers Domestic antimony price in China was flat for the third consecutive week despite sparse trading activity. Many Chinese antimony suppliers remained resolute in refusing to sell their cargoes at below 40,000 yuan ($5,822) per tonne, citing mounting difficulty in sourcing cheap ore m...Read More
The price of cobalt continued to fall last week, while prices for standard and alloy-grade units converged, in a market where sellers lowered their offers to offload material not declared on long-term agreements.Fastmarkets assessed the price of standard-grade cobalt at $13.85-14.50 per lb, in-warehouse, falling from $14.25-15 per lb on June 19, and down 3% week on week. Fastmakrets' assessment of...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Friday June 21China Key drivers Silicon export prices remained unchanged for the fifth consecutive week, with transactions remaining limited. Some sources expect a gradual recovery from supply constraints on grade-553 silicon metal in Yunnan province since mid-June, with more refiners resuming operations during the...Read More
J? 1/4 rgen Schalamon will retire from his role as chief executive officer of Samancor Chrome at the end of June after nearly 15 years in the position, Fastmarkets understands. Samancor chief operating officer Desmond McManus will succeed Schalamon as CEO...Read More
An important week While base metal prices have suffered in line with the downturn in economic activity, which we blame largely on the US-China trade dispute, generally the fundamentals have remained tight, especially on the supply side. Should a US-China trade deal be forthcoming then we would expect business confidence to rebound, supply chains to restock and more severe tightness to emerge. The...Read More
Aluminium prices gave up 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 download the latest issue...Read More
Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price had 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 t...Read More
Copper prices start picking up steam 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 soo...Read More
Spot TCs still on the...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
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Under pressure LME tin prices have...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 soo...Read More
ILZSG reports a big global deficit...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 soo...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points in pre-opening trade.Allergan jumped $38.93 to $168.52 after AbbVie reached an agreement to purchase the company in a cash-and-share deal priced at $188.24 per share and valued at $63 billion. Each Allergan share is to be exchanged into 0.8660 AbbVie shares and $120.30 cashThe Allergan/AbbVie deal is attracti...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday June 21 that are worth another look.Ferrous hedging was a common topic at the Steel Success Strategies XXXIV conference in New York this past week, with record-low market prices and the need to increase efficiencies continuing to mandate a new way of thinking.Tin's forward spreads on the London Metal Exchange have narrowed f...Read More
Steel billet prices in most markets declined over the week to Friday June 21, with buyers showing little interest in material while scrap prices trended lower.Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern Europe-origin scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20) was $273.10 per tonne cfr on Friday June 21, down from $283.65 per tonne cfr on the same day last week.In such conditions most customers either lowered their bids for...Read More