Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 21 that are worth another look.

After seeking industry feedback since mid-July on several changes or additions to the Random Lengths and Random Lengths International lumber and panel price guides, all changes as proposed will be implemented. These changes take effect with the October 1, 2019, issue of Midweek, the October 4, 2019, issue of Random Lengths, and the October 2, […]

Swiss trading house Trafigura has begun blending copper concentrates in Malaysia, with small batches of output being offered to the market, Fastmarkets has learned.

The drone sound from the markets has not changed - no progress on United States-China trade talks, continued economic headwinds and various simmering geopolitical concerns.

Fastmarkets is proposing a discontinuance of its weekly price assessments for long and flat steel products in southern China.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly under pressure during morning trading on Wednesday August 21, with market sentiment deteriorating amid negative headlines surrounding the United States-China trade dispute.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 20 that are worth another look.

Cobalt prices have risen by more than 25% since Glencore announced it would close its Mutanda mine and in doing so bring forward expectations of a shortfall in cobalt supply.

Concerns about weak economic data, geopolitical headwinds and the risk of a slow slide toward global recession are dominating market sentiment; short-term relief may come from more concerted central bank stimulus, but the real cure will only likely come from a new trade deal.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly higher during morning trading on Tuesday August 20, with the complex benefitting from improved risk sentiment following positive signals in the ongoing trade war between China and the United States.