Fastmarkets MB is delaying the launch of a weekly price assessment of South America import aluminium-zinc alloy coated steel coil reported on a US-dollar-per-tonne cfr South America basis.

Fastmarkets proposes to reduce the frequency of publication of a number of base metal price assessments in response to low transaction liquidity and a lack of price volatility in the past year.

Fastmarkets proposes to change the frequency of its assessments for tin ingot premiums from weekly to fortnightly in Rotterdam, Shanghai, Taiwan, Baltimore and the US Midwest.

Fastmarkets published its cif Tianjin and Port Elizabeth manganese ore indices later than scheduled on Friday June 7 because of a technical problem.

A customer of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has been informed that it will not be receiving copper deliveries in June after the Zambian government’s recent liquidation order on the supplier.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday June 6 that are worth another look.

Nervousness in markets has temporarily eased following dovish comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powel that suggested the Fed may be prepared to cut interest rates to sustain growth.

Fastmarkets proposes changes to the specification of its cobalt hydroxide payable indicator.

Nickel market analysts were resolutely bearish during a pricing panel at the Fastmarkets’ seventh International Nickel conference in Amsterdam on Wednesday June 5, forecasting that the London Metal Exchange three-month nickel price is unlikely to breach $13,000 per tonne this year.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 4 that are worth another look.