Earnings at Russian steelmaker Evraz increased by 65.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2018 despite a drop in steel sales volumes, it announced on Thursday August 9....Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday August 10. ...Read More
Key data from the pricing session ending August 10....Read More
The following Metal Bulletin noble alloys, bulk alloys and ores prices changed on Friday August 10:...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to an overnight drop by the Turkish Lira by more than 10%.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.1% in June. Actual was. Excluding food an...Read More
China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices remain under downward pressure this week, with fewer suppliers making higher offers. Lithium hydroxide prices decreased on new concluded deals but limited transactions, while lithium carbonate prices moved down in the rest of the world. Lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices fell week on week due to sluggish demand from downstream buyers...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday August 10.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during morning trading on Friday August 10 amid a stronger dollar and ongoing trade...Read More
Deals for pig iron in the United States this week have been restricted to Brazil-origin material because prices were lower than for material from the Commonwealth of Independent States, Metal Bulletin heard on Friday August 10....Read More
Trading activity in the seaborne iron ore market remained lackluster on Friday August 10 due to a wide gap between its prices in comparison with those charged for materials at Chinese ports....Read More
The fob Australia segment of the seaborne coking coal market appears to be gaining more strength in comparison with the more lukewarm cfr China segment....Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board during morning trading on Friday August 10, capped by a fresh 2018 high in the dollar index while the escalating US-Sino trade rift continues to weigh on the complex. ...Read More
Antimony prices in Europe jumped above $8,000 per tonne on Friday August 10, an increase of 1.2% from the midweek assessment, fueled by the news that China has seized over 3,000 tonnes of smuggled antimony. ...Read More
European germanium metal prices fell on Friday August 10, with buyers returning to the market for lower prices from sellers looking to offload material. ...Read More
The following Metal Bulletin minor metals prices changed on Friday August 10:...Read More
European tellurium prices fell on Friday August 10, while the speculative summer trading that meant prices rose in recent weeks subsided, with ample supply levels remaining....Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Base prices for stainless steel flat and long products in Europe were assessed unchanged for the ninth consecutive week on Friday August 10....Read More
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has started a sunset review to decide whether to retain its anti-dumping duties on imports of cold-rolled stainless steel from China and South Korea, it said this week....Read More
The following Metal Bulletin non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday August 10:...Read More
Turkish steel producers have continued to struggle with the weakening lira and only those mills that required scrap urgently were in the market, sources said on Friday August 10....Read More