Due to a reporter error, the United States zinc and copper premiums for Tuesday August 3 were published in Fastmarkets’ price book after the scheduled time of 4pm GMT.

Read the full transcript from episode 6 of Fast Forward podcast on trading power and the role of the London Metal Exchange (LME) in the energy transition with CEO Matthew Chamberlain.

Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange remained robust during morning trading on Tuesday October 12, while power supply concerns in China and the rest of the world persist.

Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its assessments of London Metal Exchange base metals warrant premiums to fortnightly from weekly

An increase in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in the copper sector was inevitable but did not form a central part of the strategy of Freeport-McMoRan, its chairman and chief executive officer has told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets has corrected the LME Asian reference and TAPO prices for March 18, which were published incorrectly due to a technical error.

Fastmarkets is proposing to adjust its weekly all-in assessment price for steel hot-dipped galvanized coil, following an amendment to the included zinc coating extras effective Thursday October 6.

Supply concerns continue to support zinc's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange, which reached a peak of $3,837.50 per tonne on the morning on Thursday October 14, with most other base metal prices also starting the day higher.

Fastmarkets has adjusted its weekly all-in assessment price for steel hot-dipped galvanized coil following an amendment to the included zinc coating extras effective Thursday October 6.

After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the timing specifications for its assessment of Italian SHG (special high grade) zinc premiums.