Why are metal prices plummeting? Base metals prices aggressively retreated in the second half of October after China’s coal price collapsed following government intervention. Coal’s…
November 3, 2021
What do these magnesium shortages mean? China produces the majority of the world’s magnesium but domestic power curbs have significantly disrupted output, triggering fears of…
October 29, 2021
Why is copper rebounding? Escalating physical market tightness has jolted the copper price into life after several months of directionless trading. Declining copper exchange inventories…
October 19, 2021
monthly report overview Iron ore surged to a high in mid-May, when spot prices reached $235. Prices since fell as China cut steel output in…
October 8, 2021
On Wednesday 6th October AMT hosted a free virtual tin market webinar. This was organised as a series of panels where a range of industry…
October 6, 2021
What do global energy changes mean for metal prices? Governments globally are ramping up efforts to reduce fossil fuel dependency. This is to meet ambitious…
September 27, 2021
Monthly report overview Ferrous futures complex was generally weaker across the board in August with Iron Ore once again sold off, losing 25% MoM (Month-on-Month)…
September 14, 2021
Why has the shipping crisis worsened? The continuing global shipping crisis has widened dislocations between regional physical metal markets. Soaring physical premiums in the US…
August 23, 2021
Lead market sees increase The LME lead price has risen higher overall since June amid falling LME inventories and physical tightness in the US and…
August 10, 2021