February 9, 2022 Copper price: Global stocks are down to three days’ consumption October 2021’s copper squeeze sent the bellwether metal into record territory – now warehouses again only have enough metal to last a long weekend.
February 9, 2022 Iron ore price retreats on Beijing warning China’s state planner warned on Wednesday against fabricating iron ore prices.
February 8, 2022 Lithium’s feast-or-famine future keeps EV makers guessing The metal’s price has surged fivefold over the past year, reflecting mounting worries about availability.
February 8, 2022 China warns against publishing false iron ore price information The authorities would take further measures to ensure iron ore price stability and strictly crack down on irregularities.
February 8, 2022 The commodity gauges that underpin Goldman’s uber-bullish view There are more commodities futures contracts trading in backwardation than at any point since at least 1997.
February 8, 2022 China metallurgical coal futures surge on supply woes, demand recovery Other steelmaking ingredients on the Dalian bourse also jumped.
February 8, 2022 Aluminum price hits highest since 2008 on LME, closes in on a record “Aluminum markets are facing a melt-up in prices this year, driven by simultaneous deficits in both China and ex-China drawing on already low stock of inventory,” Goldman analysts say.
February 8, 2022 Iron ore price rises to $150 after China eases steel’s green targets China set 2030 as the new deadline for peak-emissions for the steel sector, against an earlier target of 2025.
February 8, 2022 New LME stocks squeeze is creeping up on Doctor Copper LME copper stocks give every appearance of experiencing a second grab-it-while-you-can impulse wave, writes Andy Home.
February 7, 2022 Americans face record metals prices as shipping costs surge Supply-chain snags dominated headlines through most of 2021, catapulting commodities prices to the highest in more than a decade.
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