Base metals prices were mixed in the Chinese morning trading session on Friday July 12, with copper, zinc and tin all higher amid US dollar weakness and overall optimism following US Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s dovish testimony, while aluminium and nickel both moved lower.

The Chinese yuan's recent losses against the US dollar has pressured steel prices in Asia to move down, with continual drops for both flat and long steel products across the region.

Hotline takes a look back at the jaw-dropping moments of 2014.

Base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange continued to be pressured by a strong dollar during Asian morning trading on Wednesday November 28, with limited price movements recorded across most of the complex as a result.

Nickel was the outperformer on the Shanghai Futures Exchange during Asian morning trading on Thursday June 21, with robust demand and declining inventory levels outweighing the trade concerns which have been pressuring the rest of the complex recently.

Base metal market volatility is here for the long haul, according to a fund that has banked profits from the violent sanction-led price swings that have characterized market movements in the first half of 2018.

Further threats of US tariffs against China has spooked the markets and three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board on the morning of Tuesday June 19, with the complex down by an average of 0.5%.

Metal Bulletin looks back over the key market news following one of the biggest weeks in the metal industry calendar - London Metals Week.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are mainly firmer this morning, Wednesday September 27, with gains averaging 0.6%. Volume has been average with 6,713 lots traded as of 06:48 BST.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange consolidated on the morning of Friday June 8 amid concerns that the latest trade figures from China could stoke further trade tensions.