Macroeconomic challenges are putting pressure on the copper industry in Europe, with German demand particularly weak, sources told Fastmarkets

The drop was influenced by high freight rates and an ongoing European Commission fraud investigation.

Canada will impose 100% tariff on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EVs) starting October 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday August 26. The country is also imposing a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports from China starting October 15.

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment of the AG-SYB-0022 Soybean FOB US PNW $/mt, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday August 21.

Fastmarkets will not publish any price assessments for wheat, barley, corn, vegoils and meals for Europe, Ukraine and Russia, nor Black Sea sunflower, on Monday August 26 due to holidays in Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Fastmarkets' daily price for hot-rolled coil in the US Midwest was published early on Friday August 23 due to an error.

Société Générale is leaving the London Metal Exchange ring trading floor to move to Category II membership.

Brazil’s adoption earlier this year of trade defense strategies to manage the acquisition of imported steel prompted local traders and importers to look into adding boron to some materials, so as to avoid extra tariffs, domestic sources have told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a price assessment for graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, cif US ports, $/tonne.

Fastmarkets has launched a series of six US pallet assessments in response to increased demand for price information for the ubiquitous industrial shipping platform.