May’s Rise In Aluminium Exports From China Boosted Prices Above Multi-Year Low
Data released by the government of the People’s Republic of China yesterday showed a surge in exports last month, leading...
Data released by the government of the People’s Republic of China yesterday showed a surge in exports last month, leading...
The first business day back at work for the United States federal government saw the long-awaited lifting of sanctions from...
The new London Metal Exchange alumina contract will be settled in part by using data from the Fastmarkets MB index,...
London commodities consultant CRU Group said yesterday that the London Metal Exchange will soon be using the firm’s CRU Alumina Price Index (CRU-API) in the settlement of the LME’s new cash-settled Alumina futures contract. The new futures contract is set to commence trading on March 11 and will use the CRU-API to settle physical contracts […]
Another hopeful sign emerged last week for troubled Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal when the London Metal Exchange confirmed that it would begin again accepting the firm’s aluminium when United States government sanctions are lifted. Per Reuters, the Exchange discussed resuming the trading of Rusal aluminium upon the revocation of sanctions, and no objections […]
Aluminium prices sunk to a new low on the year earlier this week due to market concerns that increased tensions between Washington, D.C. and Beijing are likely to set off a devastating trade war. According to market experts, comments by United States President Donald Trump referencing a raft of new tariffs waiting in the wings […]
Aluminium market watchers were baffled on Wednesday after an unknown buyer made a large number of trades on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, setting off an immediate rally at the London Metal Exchange. According to reporting by Bloomberg, 68,430 contracts for October delivery were traded on the Exchange on Wednesday evening (Shanghai) over the course of […]
Citing the Trump administration’s extension for complying with the sanctions it placed upon U.C. Rusal, Anglo-Swiss mining and trading firm Glencore plc has joined with the Russian miner in petitioning the London Metal Exchange to temporarily lift the suspension on Rusal’s aluminium. Sources revealed to Reuters on Friday that the request had been made, but […]
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Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...