July 17, 2018

LME to launch monthly ‘implied pricing’ for base metals

Starting on July 30, the LME will start providing a set of synthetic monthly prices for the six main base metals —  copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin.

July 13, 2018

Pain for aluminium shorts as LME gets squeezed again: Andy Home

The London Metal Exchange aluminium price has on Friday morning touched $2,021.50 per tonne.

July 6, 2018

Metal markets are preparing for a new world disorder

Donald Trump’s attempts to re-balance global trade have already sent the metals world into a tizzy and as countries respond to U.S. tariffs and sanctions, the disarray is set to…

July 5, 2018

Copper price takes another huge hit

Bears ignore soothing words about US-China trade war dropping copper to near 1-year low in frenzied trade.

July 2, 2018

EU warns US of boomerang effect if Trump imposes car levies

Europe warns Trump vehicle tariffs likely lead to counter-measures by its trading partners on $294 billion of US exports.

July 1, 2018

Tenaris laying off Canada workers as Trump’s steel tariffs bite

Teneris will lay off 40 workers at its TenarisAlgomaTubes plant in Ontario and adjust output there because of the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

June 29, 2018

Canada hits back on US tariffs; Mnuchin denies Trump wants to quit WTO

Canada struck back at the Trump administration on Friday over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until…

June 27, 2018

US steel users challenge Trump’s authority to impose tariffs in court

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday the American Institute for International Steel and two of its member companies argue that the US president’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are unconstitutional.

June 21, 2018

Trade worries aside, copper price has further to fall

"Metals markets are well supplied and weaker demand from China will prove too strong a headwind for prices," says new report.

June 20, 2018

BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report

The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation.