Base Metals: Looking for Goldilocks

Base Metals China Copper Tin

19 January 2024: After a weak start to 2024, the major LME base metals are likely to trend higher in the year ahead. Interest rates…

January 19, 2024

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Copper Bulls: Notable By Their Absence

China Copper

15th December 2023: LME three-month copper prices have risen in the past month, helped by significant problems with mine supply in Latin America. Also, contract…

December 15, 2023

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Copper Market Webinar Panel Video

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AMT is pleased to announce that our Copper Market Webinar panel discussion is now available on our Youtube channel. See link below. We explain the…

July 4, 2023

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Base Metals: China Flatters to Deceive

Base Metals Copper Nickel Primary Aluminium Tin Zinc

15th May 2023: Base metal prices have diverged so far year, as fundamental drivers have started to reassert themselves. In particular, tin was supported by…

May 15, 2023

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Copper Arbitrage: China Says Go; Investors Say No

Copper

Copper prices have fallen in recent weeks, as financial markets have started to worry about the impact of rising US interest rates and the ripples…

March 22, 2023

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Base Metals: China Bounce Back to Boost Prices

Base Metals Copper Lead Nickel Primary Aluminium Zinc

31st January 2023: Last year was a weak period for most of the base metals and prices trended lower through the year, although nickel was…

January 31, 2023

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Base metals: Micro Outweighs Macro

Base Metals Copper

Base metal prices have rallied in recent weeks and copper prices have jumped, despite the backdrop of weakness in global manufacturing and continued lockdowns in…

November 11, 2022

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Copper Falls – Setback or Existential Crisis?

Copper

28th September 2022: Copper prices fell in the past month, as inflation seems to be running out of control in the US and recession fears…

September 28, 2022

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Copper Battling Headwinds Despite Long Term Optimism

Copper

Copper prices set an all-time high of $10,845 in early March after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but have since pared gains amid LME liquidity issues…

April 1, 2022

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