21 February 2025: Industrial metals demand is being boosted by rapid growth in sales of electric vehicles, including pure EVs and hybrids. Aluminium, copper and…
February 21, 2025 - Dan Smith
18 February 2025: Data on LME COTR speculative positions (for the week ending 14 February) were released this afternoon. The data shows that net positions…
February 18, 2025 - Dan Smith
14 February 2025: Zinc prices outperformed in the second half of last year, but are now paying the price for this overexuberance, with a fall…
February 14, 2025 - Dan Smith
7 February 2025: Donald Trump is threatening to raise tariffs for many countries, as a bargaining tool. The problem is that the country has become…
February 7, 2025 - Dan Smith
31 January 2025: LME aluminium prices outperformed the other base metals in the past year, helped by falling inventory levels and good growth in demand…
January 31, 2025 - Dan Smith
24 January 2025: China is a crucial driver for the LME metal markets and financial market sentiment still looks depressed in the country, with equity…
January 24, 2025 - Dan Smith
17 January 2025: The LME three-month copper price underperformed in the second half of last year, but it has bounced back in recent weeks. The…
January 17, 2025 - Dan Smith
9 January 2025: Donald Trump will start his second term as US President on 20 January and his approach is likely to be radically different…
January 10, 2025 - Dan Smith
19 December 2024: LME tin prices have outperformed the rest of the base metals complex so far this year and upside risks are now building…
December 19, 2024 - Dan Smith