.. will be released on Tuesday September 4th. Monday is Labour Day holiday in Canada and the U.S.BNN Appearance Tonight:Jon Vialoux will be on BNN's Market Call Tonight at 6:00pm ET this Friday, August 31st taking your calls on Technical Analysis and Seasonal Investing. CALL TOLL-FREE 1-855-326-6266, EMAIL marketcall@bnnbloomberg.ca, or TWEET @MarketCall.Pre-opening Comment...Read More
China's domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices fell again on Thursday August 30 amid continued slow demand and cheap offers from sellers needing to lock in cash, while the lithium hydroxide market resisted further declines, though cheaper prices were reported for lower quality units. Lithium carbonate prices fall again in China with sellers facing greater competition to sell units Lithium...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 31.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Friday August 31 with aluminium and copper weakening while the rest of the complex registered slight gains. The slightly bullish performance follows the release of better-than-e...Read More
Prices for light iron scrap in the UK have stabilized over the past week and little change is expected ahead of consumer settlements that are likely to drop for deliveries in September, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday August 31....Read More
No new bookings were heard in the United States pig iron market during the week ended Friday August 31 because buyers were cautious about a likely decline in scrap prices in September....Read More
Turkish steel mills re-entered the spot market for steel scrap on Thursday despite holding back early in the week of Monday August 27 to Friday August 31, and despite a national holiday on Thursday....Read More
Prices for containerized shredded scrap imported into India have risen this week, supported by good demand and an increase in international scrap prices, sources told Metal Bulletin....Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap on Friday August 31 with prices moving downward, albeit slowly....Read More
Seaborne iron ore lump premiums traded notably higher on Friday August 31, while fines prices also edged up....Read More
Buying activity in the seaborne coking coal spot market largely gave prices a boost on Friday August 31....Read More
The arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Friday August 31*...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices continued to drop on Friday August 31 amid expectations of supply picking up in the days to come with the lifting of restrictions on steel production in Tangshan in the country's northern region....Read More
Deliverable copper stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses dropped by 8,589 tonnes or 5.9% over the past week to 138,001 tonnes as of Friday August 31. ...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The following Metal Bulletin minor metals prices changed on Friday August 31:...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai on Friday August 31....Read More
The rebounds in the base metals have paused in recent days; we wait to see if the better-than-expected Chinese official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) acts as a boost as we approach September and the end of the summer slowdown. The PMI edged up to 51.3 in August from 51.2 in July, but it also came in better than the 51.0 that was expected. Three-month base metals prices on the Lond...Read More
Swedish steelmaker SSAB has decided temporarily to shut down blast-furnace operations at its special steel mill in Oxel??sund, Sweden, the company said on Thursday August 30....Read More
The following Metal Bulletin non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday August 31:...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the week ending Friday August 31....Read More