The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday November 20.Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly lower during morning trading, with most metals trading in narrow ranges while global trade tensions and depleting LME stocks deter investors. Here is how the LME base metals complex looked at 11.45am London time:For a snapshot of exchange...Read More

Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday November 20.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly little changed to weaker during Asian morning trading on Tuesday, with the complex stymied by renewed concerns surrounding the United States-China trade spat.Check Fastmarket MB's live futures report here. Man...Read More

London Metal Exchange members are considering a multitude of ways to continue to service their EU clients in the event that a financial services deal is either not forthcoming or does not go far enough when the UK finally leaves the European Union. Some companies have even told their LME sales teams they need to be prepared to move to another major European city to be able to legally service their...Read More

If Brexit - the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union on March 29, 2019 - isn't on your radar, it should be. With the annual London Metal Exchange Week now in full swing, the exchange, its members and their customers need to have contingency plans in place if they are expecting to be affected in any way by Brexit. And as with anything political, an element of brinkmanship will na...Read More

Robert Morris, Vale's sales and marketing director for the base metals business, is retiring from the company at the end of 2018, according to an internal note from the miner to its managers. Brent Rochon, who is vice president for marketing and sales of copper and intermediates, and nickel for Europe and Americas regions, will take on Morris' duties in the interim. Morris has worked for Vale sinc...Read More

At least nine major copper smelters globally are planning plant maintenance in the first half of 2019, leading to an increase in the availability of copper concentrates in an already well-supplied market.Like most major industrial plants, copper smelters shut for maintenance every two to three years to complete essential repairs on facilities such as furnaces, which are otherwise ar...Read More

Steel traders in Asia have been feverishly short-selling their cargoes in recent weeks due to the bearish sentiment in the Asian market, with back-to-back offers for steel products often accompanied by short-selling offers at a wide discount to mill cargoes.These discounts can reach up to $15 per tonne, which indicate the additional price falls that traders expect when short-selling cargoes. Buyer...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Tuesday November 20, with broad risk-off sentiment emerging across global commodity markets amid continued trade tensions and a fresh one-year low in oil futures.Both zinc and lead futures were the worst affected, falling by around 2% over the afternoon, to below their respective support levels at $2,600 p...Read More

The London Metal Exchange is planning to launch a lithium contract in the second quarter of 2019 to meet growing demand from the electric vehicle industry, Fastmarkets learned during Asia Copper Week in Shanghai. The contract, announced as part of the exchange's Strategic Pathway in September 2017, will be settled against an index price, with Fastmarkets MB's lithium spot price index one of those...Read More

The Comex copper price continued lower in in the US morning on Tuesday November 20, with the rising dollar pressuring the entire commodities sector.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.25 cents to $2.7665 per lb."We continue to expect a strong rebound in copper prices by the end of 2018 principally because investors are likely to...Read More

* Stock markets fall amid gloomy trade outlook* Investors have pulled large investments out of oil* IEA boss warns oil markets face "unprecedented uncertainty"* U.S. crude stocks likely up for 9th week -poll* U.S. crude oil stocks unexpectedly fall 1.5 mln bbls-API (Adds API data)By Devika Krishna KumarNEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices tumbled more than 6 percent on Tuesday in heav...Read More

* Apple leads global tech stock shakeout* European auto stocks hit on Ghosn arrest* Weak U.S. home builder sentiment hits dollar* Oil falls half a percent on global economic worries* Markets no longer pricing in ECB rate hike in 2019* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Abhinav RamnarayanLONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World stock markets fell on Tuesday as worries over softening...Read More

MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's decision to allow lenders more time to adhere to additional capital buffer norms under Basel 3 is credit negative for the country's state-run banks, Moody's Investors Service said in a release on Tuesday.The RBI after a nine-hour marathon board meeting announced late Monday that it has extended the timeline for Indian banks to set aside an add...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices were on track for a sixth-straight session of gains on Tuesday as a string of dovish remarks from Federal Reserve policymakers and an equity selloff supported the precious metal.At 9:13 AM ET (14:13 GMT), gold futures for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange edged forward $1.10, or 0.09%, to $1,226.40 a troy ounce.The recent winnin...Read More

The steel scrap sector in the United States still depends on exports to Turkey, a member of the Fastmarkets research team said during the ferrous session at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in London.This dependence persists despite the changes in the international markets created by the US' imposition of its Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel products, metals analyst Le...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday even after New York Fed President John Williams (NYSE:WMB) said the Federal Reserve “will be likely raising interest rates somewhat.”Gold futures for December delivery on the?EUR?Comex?EUR?division of the New York Mercantile?EUR?Exchange traded 0.08% lower at?EUR?$1,224.3?EUR?a troy ounce by?EUR?1:34 AM ET (06:34 GMT).?EUR??EUR...Read More

Chrome ore and alloy prices continued to trend lower in China on Friday November 16 on thin market activities and lingering weak sentiment, while the European and US markets continued to suffer from increased seller competition amid subdued demand conditions. UG2, charge chrome prices soften on thin trading, bearish sentimentChinese domestic market holds flat amid inactivityKorean prices slide on...Read More

Turkish steel mills have continued to hold back from making deep-sea scrap purchases due to fear of product outflow from China, sources said on Tuesday November 20.Chinese rebar is widely expected by market participants to be offered in increasing amounts in the near term while its domestic market softens. This will soon affect prices all over the world, including Turkish scrap import prices,...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 21.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of...Read More

The Comex copper price continued lower in in the US morning on Tuesday November 20, with the rising dollar pressuring the entire commodities sector.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.25 cents to $2.7665 per lb."We continue to expect a strong rebound in copper prices by the end of 2018 principally because investors are likely to...Read More