Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Friday December 6.ChinaKey drivers The price of antimony, MMTA standard grade II, ddp China, dipped for the fifth consecutive week in the week ended December 6 after some suppliers adjusted their offer prices down further in an attempt to destock and generate cash amid persistently weak buying interest.Many domestic antimony...Read More
Prices for cobalt stabilized during the first week of December, with sellers less open to accepting cheaper bids than they had been in November, although spot trade remained slow. Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam settled at $15.75-16.20 per lb on Friday December 6, narrowing downward by 10 cents from $15.75-16.30 per lb on Wednesday December 4.Prices f...Read More
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Aluminium LME three-month aluminium ran into a short-covering...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...Read More
Copper breaks above $6,000 per tonne......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
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Prices playing catch-up LME...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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Base metal markets have become more mixed this week with copper and tin running higher, zinc, lead and nickel consolidating just above low ground and aluminium oscillating sideways.Broader markets that have been seeing more risk-on are now consolidating while they wait for some key political decisions on the United Kingdom’s general election, and its ramifications for Brexit, and on the Unite...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were slightly higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are waiting for news on interest rates by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee to be released at 2:00 PM EST. Consensus is that the Fed Fund Rate will remain unchanged. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the November U.S. Consumer Price Ind...Read More
Prices in the major global markets for steel billet continued to rise during the week ended Friday December 6, but buying was slower than the previous week because most mills were fully booked.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey, was $278.98 per tonne on December 6 compared with $266.08 per tonne on November 29."Suppliers have already s...Read More
Prices in the major global markets for steel billet continued to rise during the week ended Friday December 6, but buying was slower than the previous week because most mills were fully booked.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey, was $278.98 per tonne on December 6 compared with $266.08 per tonne on November 29."Suppliers have already s...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday December 6 that are worth another look.Sir Brian Bender has seen three London Metal Exchange chief executive officers, the sale to Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and a great number of other changes over more than nine years as the exchange's chairman, he told Fastmarkets in an interview, but the open outcry system will remain for...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday December 6 that are worth another look.Sir Brian Bender has seen three London Metal Exchange chief executive officers, the sale to Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and a great number of other changes over more than nine years as the exchange's chairman, he told Fastmarkets in an interview, but the open outcry system will remain for...Read More
A strong United States employment report at the end of last week gave most markets something to be cheerful about and that has flowed through into Asian trading on Monday December 9.Trading is likely to remain nervous this week while the manufacturing sector prepares for the holiday season and businesses focus on whether US President Donald Trump follows through with his threat to put 15% tariffs...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 5 points in pre-opening trade.Starbucks (SBUX $86.28) is expected to open higher after RBC Capital initiated coverage on the stock with an Outperform rating. Target is $97.McDonalds (MCD $194.68) is expected to open higher after RBC Capital initiated coverage with an Outperform rating. Target is $218.Darden Restaurant...Read More