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
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
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
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
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
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
Our latest Youtube video is now available giving our review of base metal market trends in 2024 and look ahead to 2025. Click on the…
December 13, 2024
8 November 2024: Risk appetite has been fickle in the run up to the US election and Chinese stimulus measures have been disappointing. Given this,…
November 11, 2024
24 September 2024: The LME base metals complex saw mixed price trends in the past year, with aluminium, copper and zinc all up, while tin…
September 26, 2024