Dafydd Davies has stepped down from his position as a physical metals trader at Goldman Sachs and is set to move to rival investment bank BTG Pactual in November, a source familiar with the matter told Metal Bulletin.

Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange were up during Asian trading on hopes that weak manufacturing data from China last week would trigger stimulus measures.

Metal Bulletin's editor Alex Harrison looks back over the main stories of the week.

With the exception of copper and aluminium, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during morning trading on Friday July 26.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during morning trading on Monday June 3 after investors’ appetite for commodity investment was dampened by a further escalation in trade tensions.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Wednesday July 24, with tin, nickel and copper prices declining while the rest of the complex rose minimally.

Switzerland-based Tiberius Group is making a return to base metals trading under the helm of former TMT Metals head trader Arefe Khosravi, with a focus on refined aluminium, several industry sources have said.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were marginally higher during morning trading on Tuesday May 14, with the escalating US-Sino trade rift hampering commodity investment.

Broader markets are generally upbeat this morning, Monday December 16, helped by last week’s partial United States-China trade deal and some positive economic data out of China.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during morning trading on Tuesday July 24, with nickel, zinc and tin weakening, while the rest ticked higher – led by a 0.7% increase in copper.