Disappointment that United States/China trade talks are not making progress has once again dampened sentiment in the London Metal Exchange's three-month base metals prices to the extent there has been little follow through to the strength seen at the end of last week.

Good morning from Fastmarkets MB’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday November 19.

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have fallen below $40 per hundredweight for the first time since President Donald Trump announced the Section 232 tariffs more than eight months ago.

Fastmarkets MB presents the key things we learned when the ferro-alloys community gathered for a busy week of meetings and contract negotiations in Lisbon at the 34th International Ferro-alloys Conference on November 11-13.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will launch high-grade iron ore derivatives settled against the daily MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Index published by Fastmarkets MB in the first week of December.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday November 16.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday November 15.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 14.

PORTLAND, OR, Nov. 14, 2018 – After more than a month of seeking feedback on RISI’s acquisition of Random Lengths and its plans to merge the Crow’s and Random Lengths newsletters, this Coverage Note serves to inform all stakeholders that these plans have been made final. The feedback we received broadly supported the proposed plan as […]

The annual global benchmark for copper treatment and refining charges (TCs/RCs) might show a small fall in 2019 because of the tightening supply of copper concentrates, according to Canada-based financial services provider BMO Capital Markets.