Tin: Prices Retreat, but Fundamentals Retighten

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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 for 2025. In terms of global demand, this appears to have grown strongly in H2 2024, helped by a boom in computers/electronics, electric vehicles and solar PV. Furthermore, on the […]

December 20, 2024 - Dan Smith

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Nickel: Prices Bounce Back on Margin Compression

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19 March 2024: LME nickel prices have outperformed the rest of the base metals complex in the past month, with fundamentals starting to tighten. The market was in significant oversupply in 2023, but this drove prices down to rock bottom levels and producers then reacted quickly by cutting output. Also bullish is that nickel demand […]

March 20, 2024 - Dan Smith

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