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APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Meir takes top spot in base metals forecasts

Edward Meir, formerly of MF Global and now of INTL FCStone, has scooped first place on the overall leaderboard for price forecasts in base metals during 2011, with 95.8% accuracy across all six.

January 30, 2012
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MB APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Energy costs a threat to growth, Meir says

Rising energy costs will be a key driver of base metals prices in the coming year, Ed Meir, senior commodity analyst at INTL FCStone told Metal Bulletin.

January 30, 2012
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MB APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Overall and individual leaderboards for base metal forecasts

Metal Bulletin has been tracking the forecasts of base metal analysts against the subsequent performance of prices on the London Metal Exchange for over a year. Here, we bring you the overall leaderboard for 2011, which shows the five most accurate analysts across all six base metals, as well as the 2011 leaderboards for aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc.

January 30, 2012
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APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Deutsche Bank takes second place in overall leaderboard

The metals research team at Deutsche Bank took second place on the overall Apex leaderboard for price forecasts in base metals during 2011, with 94.1% accuracy across all six base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange.

January 30, 2012
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APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Deutsche Bank advises pair trading on metals

Deutsche Bank is advising clients to look at trading pairs of metals, instead of taking a single position, in order to mitigate risk as volatility in the global economy continues.

January 30, 2012
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MB APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Citigroup takes third in overall leaderboard

The metals research team at Citigroup came in third on the overall leaderboard for base metals price forecasts for the whole of 2011, with 93.4% accuracy.

January 30, 2012
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MB APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Metal price forecasts still useful in volatile market, Meir says

Price forecasts for base metals are becoming less and less credible and are not a market driving force, as short term volatility continues to overshadow trading movements, Edward Meir, senior commodity analyst at INTL FCStone, told Metal Bulletin

January 30, 2012
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MB APEX FULL YEAR 2011: Citi analysts name their picks for 2012

Aluminium prices are likely to perform relatively well in the coming year, while nickel will be neutral, analysts at Citigroup told Metal Bulletin.

January 30, 2012
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Raising fees could imperil LME date structure: a broker writes

The London Metal Exchange plans to introduce a fee for client trades from March. The proposal has aroused some opposition, and prompted one broker to write to Metal Bulletin, requesting anonymity. Here he outlines his concerns. How justified are they? Email aharrison@metalbulletin.com, or tweet @aharrison_mb

January 24, 2012
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COMMENT: An exciting start to the year, especially for Glencore’s Blumgart

The third week of calendar year 2012 went off frantically as far the metal markets go.

January 23, 2012
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