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MB APEX Q4 2017: Overall base, precious metal accuracy at over 99%

Metal Bulletin Research topped the base metals leaderboard in the Apex fourth-quarter 2017 contest, with an accuracy rating of 99.35%.

January 23, 2018
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Seaborne iron ore price down in line with weakening steel billet prices

The seaborne iron ore market fell on Tuesday January 23 in line with the weakening steel billet prices and a falling futures curve.

January 23, 2018
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METALS MORNING VIEW 23/01: Metals face overhead resistance

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part stronger this morning, Tuesday January 23, with the complex up by an average of 0.3%.

January 23, 2018
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China’s copper output hits all-time high in Dec; 2017 output up 7.7%

China’s monthly refined copper output reached an all-time high of 865,000 tonnes in December 2017, according to data released by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday January 22.

January 23, 2018
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EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 23/01: SHFE lead prices well supported, others lower; US Commerce Dept delivers Ali Section 232 report; possible near-term cap on copper prices seen

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday January 23.

January 23, 2018
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 23/01: SHFE copper leads base metals lower; lead prices supported by growing supply deficit

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gave back some of their gains from the previous session during Asian morning trading on Tuesday January 23, with concerns about increased supply weighing on prices.

January 23, 2018
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US Commerce Department delivers aluminium 232 report to Trump

Now that US Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross has delivered the long-awaited Section 232 report on the impact of aluminium imports to US President Donald Trump, the renewed prospect of trade actions may drive prices skyward, market participants said.

January 23, 2018
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Copper deficit drives prices but cap may be near

A sustained deficit in the global copper market due to stagnant copper supply is helping to prop up futures prices. But global premiums remain stubbornly docile, foreshadowing a cap on copper prices in the near term.

January 23, 2018
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US steel plate prices on course to hit 3-year high in 2018

The month of January has not yet ended and steel plate prices in the United States, which are just below last year’s peak level, appear to be heading toward their highest for more than three years.

January 23, 2018
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PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend US primary nickel pricing structure

Metal Bulletin and American Metal Market are proposing to discontinue pricing and publishing their premiums for melting- and plating-grade nickel delivered to the United States.

January 22, 2018
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By Tom Jennemann

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Near record US soybean crush falls short of estimate: NOPA

The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) reported the December soybean crush at the second highest…

January 15, 2021

By: Rei Geyssens

GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China carbonate price at 14-month high, hydroxide moves higher

China’s domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices rose by 5.6% to a 14-month high on Thursday January 14, 2021 on tightening spot supply while battery-grade lithium hydroxide also surged by 10.3% week on week on low availability of cheap materials, Fastmarkets heard.

January 15, 2021

By: Carrie Shi

VIETNAM STEEL SCRAP: Buyers withdraw amid falling market

Buyers have started withdrawing from the spot market in key importer Vietnam in the week to Friday January 15 due to growing sentiment of a price downtrend, market sources told Fastmarkets.

January 15, 2021

By: Paul Lim

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 15/01: Zinc, nickel down by 1.4%; Cu below $8,000/t again

The London Metal Exchange base metals failed to hold on to the excitement from US President-elect Joe Biden’s speech overnight, with zinc and nickel the hardest hit and copper once again falling below $8,000 per tonne on Friday January 15 and most of complex trading in negative territory.

January 15, 2021

By: the Fastmarkets team

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