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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 15/08: Comex copper crashes to fresh yearly low

August 15, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices hit a fresh low during midweek trading on August 15 morning in the US, amid a general exit from the commodities sector due to a rising dollar and fears of a contagion from the Turkey crisis....Read More

Chinese manganese ore market buoyed by surge in futures alloy prices

August 15, 2018 / Karen Ng

Spot port manganese ore prices in China recovered last week due to positive market sentiment, further supported by spikes in ferro-alloys futures prices.Metal Bulletin's 37% manganese ore index cif Tianjin, rose by 0.6% week on week to $6.39 per dry metric tonne unit on Friday August 10. The index had been steadily falling over the previous three weeks from a July peak of $6.86 per dmtu on July 13...Read More

GALLIUM SNAPSHOT: Prices narrow while sellers chase deals

August 15, 2018 / Jethro Wookey

Key data from the Wednesday August 15 pricing session in London....Read More

GERMANIUM SNAPSHOT: Prices down after customers seek lower-priced deals

August 15, 2018 / Jethro Wookey

Key data from the Wednesday August 15 pricing session in London....Read More

DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Mills remain out of market with US-Turkey crisis escalating

August 15, 2018 / Cem Turken

The Turkish steel mills continued to hold back from the deep-sea scrap markets on Wednesday August 15 while the crisis between Turkey and United States escalates, with Turkey doubling import tariffs imposed on material from the larger country....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 15/08: Comex copper crashes to fresh yearly low

August 15, 2018 / Dalton Barker

Comex copper prices hit a fresh low during midweek trading on August 15 morning in the US, amid a general exit from the commodities sector due to a rising dollar and fears of a contagion from the Turkey crisis....Read More

EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices to rise when market recovers from seasonal lull

August 15, 2018 / Maria Tanatar

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in the EU have been unchanged over the past week, but they are expected to move up when market activity recovers from the seasonal slowdown, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 15....Read More

China AM: Coking coal, coke futures edge up

August 15, 2018 / Alex Theo

China's ferrous futures remained subdued during morning trading on Wednesday August 15, with the coking coal and coke contracts bucking a general downward trend....Read More

FOCUS: Long steel markets worst-hit by Turkey lira crisis

August 15, 2018 / Cem Turken

The crisis between the United States and Turkey has had its most marked effects on the long steel market in the Middle Eastern country, where deals are made in Turkish lira....Read More

New research reveals UK's fastest-growing iron, steel export destinations

August 15, 2018 / Carrie Bone

Pakistan, Turkey and India have been identified as the UK's fastest-growing export partner nations for iron and steel products, according to new research....Read More

DAILY SCRAP REPORT: Mills remain out of market with US-Turkey crisis escalating

August 15, 2018 / Cem Turken

The Turkish steel mills continued to hold back from the deep-sea scrap markets on Wednesday August 15 while the crisis between Turkey and United States escalates, with Turkey doubling import tariffs imposed on material from the larger country....Read More

IRON ORE DAILY: Discounts widen for August seaborne shipments

August 15, 2018 / July Zhang

Physical iron ore prices continued to soften on Wednesday August 15, with wider discounts being reported for prompt seaborne cargoes....Read More

China AM: Coking coal, coke futures edge up

August 15, 2018 / Alex Theo

China's ferrous futures remained subdued during morning trading on Wednesday August 15, with the coking coal and coke contracts bucking a general downward trend....Read More

CHINA REBAR: Domestic prices flat amid sparse trading

August 15, 2018 / Jessica Zong

China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Wednesday August 15 amid an inactive market. ...Read More

EUROPE SECTIONS: Prices stable as summer lull stalls trading

August 15, 2018 / Carrie Bone

Prices for domestic hollow steel sections made in Europe remained stable this week due to a lack of trading in the summer holiday lull, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 15....Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 15/08: LME base metals complex plummets amid heightened risk-off sentiment; zinc, lead fall 6%

August 15, 2018 / Hassan Butt

The price of base metals on the London Metal Exchange plummeted at the close of trading on Tuesday August 15, largely affected by sharp risk-off sentiment amid volatile currency flows.Falling furthest, zinc prices have dipped more than 6%, closing at their lowest point since October 2016 and down more than 30% since the start of the year, when prices were at $3,316 per tonne on January 2.Volumes t...Read More

GALLIUM SNAPSHOT: Prices narrow while sellers chase deals

August 15, 2018 / Jethro Wookey

Key data from the Wednesday August 15 pricing session in London....Read More

GERMANIUM SNAPSHOT: Prices down after customers seek lower-priced deals

August 15, 2018 / Jethro Wookey

Key data from the Wednesday August 15 pricing session in London....Read More

EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices to rise when market recovers from seasonal lull

August 15, 2018 / Maria Tanatar

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in the EU have been unchanged over the past week, but they are expected to move up when market activity recovers from the seasonal slowdown, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 15....Read More

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 15/08: LME base metals hit fresh 2018 lows; Shanghai copper premium at two-month high; Indian zinc premiums at historic high

August 15, 2018 / Julian Luk

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Wednesday August 15....Read More

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