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VIDEO: Copper tumbles, erases August rally

Correspondent Dalton Barker reviews the week in the non-ferrous metals markets.

September 23, 2017
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 20/09: LME base metals slide at week end; nickel continues to plummet

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close on Friday September 22, with only tin finishing the week in positive territory.

September 22, 2017
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WEEKLY SCRAP WRAP: Turkish scrap prices crash, other markets set to follow

Turkish scrap import prices have crashed this week, in line with market oversupply and weak demand from the country’s steel mills, while other market prices were expected to follow.

September 22, 2017
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CHINA COKE WRAP: Upward price momentum fades, official policy will set tone

China’s domestic and export coke prices have largely been levelling off after another jump in the past fortnight, while market participants wait for more certainty on the government’s policy for production restrictions.

September 22, 2017
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 22/09: Comex copper price extends rout into weekend

Comex copper prices are set to move into the weekend on a dour note with the red metal trading around a one-month low on Friday September 22.

September 22, 2017
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INTERVIEW: LME sees new trading platforms as complementary – ceo

New trading platforms could serve a complementary function rather than a competitive role to the London Metal Exchange, ceo Matt Chamberlain said in an interview.

September 22, 2017
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INTERVIEW: LME’s new membership category will help grow volumes on new products – Chamberlain

The London Metal Exchange is planning to introduce a new category of membership, the inter-dealer brokers or the introducing broker category, which will help the exchange grow its volumes in new products including ferrous markets, its ceo told Metal Bulletin in an interview.

September 22, 2017
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 22/09: LME base metals prices drop; nickel plummets on weak stainless steel demand

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly weaker in the morning of Friday September 22, after prices slumped yesterday evening on fresh US sanctions against North Korea.

September 22, 2017
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LIVE FUTURES REPORT 22/09: SHFE lead stocks drop 18.7%, copper inventories fall for fifth week

Lead inventories at Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses dropped have 3,106 tonnes or 18.7% over the past week to 13,462 tonnes as of Friday September 22, the largest decrease among the SHFE-traded base metals.

September 22, 2017
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By Echo Ma

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METALS MORNING VIEW 22/09: Base metals under pressure as corrections unfold

The base metals are for the most part weaker this morning, Friday September 22, the exceptions are tin that is up by 0.2% and zinc that is little changed, while the rest are down by an average of 1.1%. Losses are fairly tightly grouped with prices off between 0.9% and 1.5%. Three-month copper prices are down by 0.9% at $6,397 per tonne.

September 22, 2017
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EUROPE HRC WRAP: Long lead times, lack of import offers drive domestic prices further up

Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil increased in Northern Europe in the week to Friday November 13, due to good order books at European mills amid long lead times and limited offers of imported coil.

November 17, 2020

By: Maria Tanatar

US monthly soybean crush hit new record in October: NOPA

The US monthly soybean crush volume reached an all-time high in October at more than 185 million bu (5 million mt)…

November 16, 2020

By: Johnny Huang

What we learned from the Chinese and European infrastructure initiatives

After the outbreak of the global pandemic, governments around the world sought measures to relieve the economic pressures of imposed lockdowns, mainly in the form of stimulus packages.

November 16, 2020

By: Kimberly Leppold

US hot-rolled coil index holds near $36/cwt; spot squeeze a threat

US hot-rolled coil prices continue to hover around $36 per hundredweight ($720 per ton) amid fears that scant spot availability could snarl downstream supply chains, market participants said.

November 14, 2020

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