Metals and mining forecasts
Get transparency into the market movements with our metals price forecasts and market outlooks
Our independent research and expert analysis provide transparency into the global movement around metals and mining markets, giving you the tools to minimize the risk of the future today and confidently plan ahead.
Buyers and sellers of metals and mining products use our price forecasts into the metals markets to:
- Lead negotiations, inform strategy and make business decisions
- Gage market sentiment to time purchasing and manage inventories
- Decide how much material to commit to on spot purchasing
- Understand the forces in the global market driving price movements and impacting supply chains.
Are you interested in market-reflective prices, specialist forecasts and expert analysis for the global metals markets?
We draw on the expertise of our in-house analysts who have over 30 years of specialist forecasting experience and rely heavily on the intelligence gathering and data analytics insight of our extensive network of reporters.
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Some cathode makers have been switching back to lower-nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) from high-nickel NCM cathodes to reduce costs and encourage consumers amid slowing demand for electric vehicles (EVs), Fastmarkets understands
Our global team of over 200 price reporters provides over 900 global metal and mining prices
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