Volatility has picked up in the base metals trading on the London Metals Exchange in recent days, with prices down an average of 0.4% this morning, Thursday March 23. This is after prices rebounded on Wednesday afternoon following a bout of weakness that started on Monday.

After last week’s stronger tone in the base metals, this week is seeing some weakness with the metals trading on the London Metal Exchange down an average of 0.5% this morning, Wednesday March 22.

Base metals trading on the London Metal Exchange are weaker this morning, Tuesday March 21, with prices down an average of 0.4%, this comes after an average decline of 0.7% on Monday.

Base metals prices are down across the board this morning, Monday March 20, with prices off an average of 0.7%, led by a 1% drop in three-month nickel prices to $10,170 per tonne, while copper prices are off 0.7% at $5,892 per tonne.

Just over a month after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, Red Door Research Ltd md Jim Lennon ponders the USA’s global impact in metals today.

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Whisked to Trumpland, Alice ponders what the Mad Hatter would make of the president-elect's promises of an infrastructure rebuild and his plans to make America great again by putting up barriers to free trade.

US president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to kick-start funding of up to $1 trillion on infrastructure projects, and the steel and metals industry has been cheering. But analysts remain unconvinced.

US president-elect Donald Trump will not set off a trade war this year despite making fair trade a focal point of his campaign, according to a metals analyst.

Base metals prices are for the most part firmer this morning, Wednesday January 18, with prices up an average of 0.4%.