As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of 'unsustainable deficits', we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

Fastmarkets has launched an FOB Singapore tin spot premium assessment, with tin poised to be a critical mineral in the ongoing global energy transition and Asia a key region for the metal’s production and consumption.

As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of 'unsustainable deficits', we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

Speculators increased short positions in the US soybean market, driving the net short position close to a record high, while managed money investors reduced short positions in the corn market.

The newly introduced requirement of a certificate of origin and analysis when exporting aluminium from Mexico to the US is a source of concern among Mexican market participants, even if it is not expected to have a big impact on the country's domestic industry, Fastmarkets heard in the two weeks to Friday August 2

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our August survey

Price sentiment in the boric acid market became more bullish ahead of the launch of Fastmarkets’ assessments for these products, participants said

The international oil major BP has unveiled a $2.76 billion profit across its energy portfolio in the second quarter of 2024, a 6.4% increase on the corresponding period of 2023 and 1.2% higher than its first-quarter profits

Payables for black mass in the CIF South Korea market inched down in July from the year-to-date highs recorded in June

Alaska-based Graphite One announced on Monday July 29 that it has entered into a non-binding supply agreement with California-headquartered EV maker Lucid Motors to advance its Graphite One Project mission of planning a complete US domestic supply chain for advanced graphite materials