Base metals continue to face headwinds from the continuing trade dispute between the United States and China, but also from tension over the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer, Brexit, social unrest in France and stuttering equity markets.

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Monday December 10*

Good morning from Fastmarkets MB’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday December 10.

In view of the shift in North American newsprint markets towards lighter basis weights, RISI proposes to discontinue price assessments for 48.8 g/30 lb newsprint in PPI Pulp & Paper Week. The following price series would be affected: Price ID 191         Newsprint 48.8 g/30 lb US East Price ID 192         Newsprint 48.8 g/30 lb US […]

Fastmarkets is hosting a free web seminar to discuss the new Singapore Exchange (SGX) 65% Fe derivative contract on December 11.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board on Friday December 7, with average gains of 0.6%. But trading remained choppy while market participants await greater direction.

Benchmark international cobalt metal prices were flat throughout the first half of November, after which year-end sales pressure began to weigh and pushed prices down as the month progressed.

Good morning from Fastmarkets MB’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday December 7.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange exhibited mixed movements during Asian morning trading on Friday December 7, with concerns over trade tensions between China and the United States continuing to dampen sentiment.

PPI Pulp & Paper Week has made two corrections to its US Recovered Paper price tables that were published on Dec. 5. The first change is a typo on the price of Sorted Office Paper (37), domestic, FOB US Pacific Northwest. The price reported on Dec. 5 was $175-178/ton, but it should have been $175-185, in […]