Markets participants are in an optimistic mood while they focus on economic data that is improving and hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine this morning, Thursday July 2, while apparently choosing not to focus on the havoc that the pandemic is causing.

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 30 that are worth another look.

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Many scrap market participants were optimistic that shredded mixed non-ferrous metal product zorba would have a strong start to 2020. With firm demand and high prices for ferrous scrap encouraging inbound flows, it seemed the market could only go up.

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday June 22 that are worth another look.

China’s largest private copper smelter Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous is now up for partial sale, Fastmarkets has learned.

Brazilian sellers have ramped up containerized exports of steel scrap into South Asian markets over the past year but this explosion in export sales is unlikely to be a long-term trend, sources have told Fastmarkets.

Big River Steel plans to partner with Koch Metallics LLC in an effort to overhaul how steel, scrap and other metallics are bought and sold, the steelmaker’s top executive said.

Markets were mixed this morning, Wednesday June 17, while bullish sentiment continues to be fueled by government liquidity and stimulus but Covid-19 concerns and economic reality remain headwinds.

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 16 that are worth another look.