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Latest Base metal news
- FOCUS – China copper premiums rise on scrap shortage – Aurubis -
  Copper premiums in China have risen recently due to a …
- Base metals steadier, look to consolidate after latest sell-off -
  Base metals eked out modest gains during fairly routine Friday …
- LME WEBCAST – Metals meandering lower, cautious after sentiment-shift -
  Metals drift lower, but pace of trading slows perceptibly Caution …
Precious Metals News
- BULLION WEBCAST – Gold drifting sideways at end of eventful week -
  Gold at $1,390 per ounce, drifting sideways at end of …
- Gold consolidating just short of $1,400/oz in subdued pre-weekend trading -
  Gold was predominantly drifting sideways on Friday morning in what …
- Comex gold poised to benefit from equity market jitters -
  Gold futures were modestly softer to begin New York trade …
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Our latest blogs
- China’s new president dashes hopes for new stimulus measures -
  Few political reforms are expected to emerge from a once-in-a-decade change in leadership of China’s Communist Party but investors hoping …
- Chocolate-style bars – just what the discerning Armageddon survivor needs -
  Gold has a few major drawbacks as a currency, not least its tendency to cause deflation. But put even the …
- Rain in Spain fails to dampen copper market spirits -
  It wasn’t meant to be like this, I grumbled, as I pounded the streets of Madrid. My decision to forego …
latest Minor Metals news
- MINORS NEWS – Cobalt supply/demand both down six pct in 2012 – CDI -
  Refined cobalt availability and consumption both fell around six percent …
- Selenium slips to 40-mth lows, test of $30/lb seen -
  Selenium prices tumbled to their lowest since January 2010 this …
- SMG Indium Resources holds 47t of indium -
  SMG Indium Resources Ltd’s net market value as of the …
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