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* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Copper touched a new seven-monthpeak on Tuesday as investors began looking beyond the U.S.-Chinatrade deal to potential shortages next year due to productionproblems. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) climbed to an intraday high of $6,223 a tonne, thestrongest since May 8, befo...Read More
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Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price is testing...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 downl...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters raised their offers on Tuesday December 17 despite a stable domestic market amid improved sentiment as a result of easing tensions between the country and the United States.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,880-3,890 yuan ($556-557) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,640-3,650 yuan per tonne, unchangedMarket participants expect domestic prices to e...Read More
Copper at its highest since May 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...Read More
Market remained in deficit in...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...Read More
Chinese EV sales rebounded in November... Chinese sales...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 th...Read More
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Zinc bolstered by broader risk-on sentiment 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
China's domestic rebar market continued to weaken on Tuesday December 17, with market participants remaining cautious despite regional arbitrage opportunities emerging as a result of a wide price gap between the northern and eastern regions. Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,830-3,860 yuan ($549-553) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,500-3,520 yuan per tonne, down 50 yuan per...Read More
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Broader markets are generally still upbeat this morning, Tuesday December 17, with equities in Asia following the lead from western markets on Monday, although the metals are for the most part consolidating.The fact the metals are holding on to recent gains is impressive considering Monday's flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) data out across Europe and the United States was generally weak. It...Read More
Broader markets are generally still upbeat this morning, Tuesday December 17, with equities in Asia following the lead from western markets on Monday, although the metals are for the most part consolidating.The fact the metals are holding on to recent gains is impressive considering Monday’s flash purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data out across Europe and the United States was generally...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly up during the morning trading session on Tuesday December 17, with the complex reacting to the positive news surrounding a trade deal between China and the United States.With the exception of tin that was little changed and lead that dipped by 0.3%, the SHFE base metals were all up from their Monday closes this morning.Nickel was the...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of November New Housing Starts. Consensus was an increase to 1.344 million units from an upwardly revised 1.323 million units in October. Actual was 1.365 million units.Johnson & Johnson added $1.71 to $143.50 after Morgan Stanley u...Read More
The prettiest plums dangle tantalizingly before us…Universal Medicare, a Green New Deal, tuitionless college, guaranteed employment at a minimum $15 per — all are within grasp.Cowardly Democrats need only summon their courage… and seize them.This we learn from progressive Marshall Auerback, scribbling piously in The Nation.From "Why Democrats Need To Stop Worrying And Love The De...Read More
QUESTION: Marty; It seems when Goldman Sachs makes a recommendation, it tends to be the kiss of death. They came out and said the stock market was going to crash at the end of 2017 just before it broke out. Now they are pitching gold but they have been the ones who controlled the warehouses. They are claiming the central banks are the buyers so that is an indication of a bull market. Any comments...Read More