Metal Bulletin’s Charlotte Radford reviews the key price moves and metal market news from the last seven days.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 27 that are worth another look.

Markets were consolidating during morning trading on Tuesday May 14 after the previous day’s weakness that saw prices adjust to an escalation in the US-China trade war, with China retaliating by increasing tariffs on $60 billion worth of US imports. This saw risk-off and money move into haven assets, including gold.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are stronger by an average of 1% this morning, Monday January 29.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board during Asian morning trading on Thursday May 17 after the dollar weakened, with copper seeing additional support from short-covering.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board by an average of 0.4% this morning, Friday January 25 - this despite Thursday’s generally weak flash manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data in Asia and Europe, although the United States showed a stronger number.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part firmer this morning, Wednesday December 13, with gains in copper (0.2% at $6,690 per tonne), aluminium (0.1%), nickel (0.5%) and zinc (0.1%), while lead prices are off by 0.1% and tin prices are down by 0.4%.

Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange extended their gains during Asian morning trading on Thursday January 11, tracking the strong performance of the metal on the London Metal Exchange in recent days, with robust demand amid a tighter market providing support.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker with prices off by an average of 0.3% this morning, Thursday January 24.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up by an average of 0.5% this morning, Friday July 21. Tin is bucking the trend with prices off 0.1% at $20,090 per tonne, while the rest have gains of between 0.4% for aluminium and 0.7% for zinc, with three-month copper prices up 0.6% at $6,009 per tonne. Copper seems to be grinding away at overhead supply.