Nickel & Tin

Base metal prices stable in LME officials as euro plateaus
May 24, 2012 - 13:48 GMT
Base metals stabilised in official trading on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday May 24, after the eurozone debt crisis saw prices fall heavily on Wednesday.
LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper prices see small lift from US data
May 24, 2012 - 03:57 GMT
London Metal Exchange copper prices staged a small rebound in early Asian trading on Thursday May 24 on technical buying.
CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals prices suffer further under euro uncertainty in LME kerb
May 23, 2012 - 17:06 GMT
Base metals prices all found new intra-day lows in kerb trading on the London Metal Exchange on Wednesday May 23, as the euro continued to suffer under the uncertainty of Greece’s future in the single currency.
Shanghai copper prices down as Greece fear dominates sentiment
May 23, 2012 - 11:18 GMT
Shanghai Futures Exchange copper prices sank by 1.6% on Wednesday May 23, as falls in global markets weakened sentiment.
Chinese nickel pig iron production may drop significantly in June
May 23, 2012 - 10:45 GMT
Chinese nickel pig iron producers may significantly cut production from June on persistently weak demand from the stainless steel sector and expectations that nickel prices will slide further, market participants told Metal Bulletin.

Nickel & Tin

May 24, 2012 17:07 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals follow euro higher in LME kerb
May 24, 2012 13:48 Base metal prices stable in LME officials as euro plateaus
May 24, 2012 10:15 Base metals prices fall in LME pre-market in the wake of listing eurozone
May 24, 2012 05:50 Trafigura will move to Singapore this year
May 24, 2012 03:57 LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper prices see small lift from US data
May 24, 2012 00:15 PolyMet expects review by 1st qtr.
May 23, 2012 17:06 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals prices suffer further under euro uncertainty in LME kerb
May 23, 2012 14:31 Euro strife drives base metals prices lower in LME officials
May 23, 2012 13:23 Rwanda seeks bidders for tin deposit
May 23, 2012 11:18 Shanghai copper prices down as Greece fear dominates sentiment
May 23, 2012 10:45 Chinese nickel pig iron production may drop significantly in June
May 23, 2012 10:04 Copper prices give up gains on renewed Greek fears in LME pre-market
May 23, 2012 05:53 Hundreds of Indonesian firms pass first test for export clearance
May 23, 2012 03:36 LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper falls on strong US dollar, Greece anxiety
May 22, 2012 23:26 Antofagasta said key to Twin Metals venture

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Aluminium

May 24, 2012 17:07 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals follow euro higher in LME kerb
May 24, 2012 14:40 Trafigura, Ormet will explore joint investments in aluminium
May 24, 2012 13:48 Base metal prices stable in LME officials as euro plateaus

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Copper

May 24, 2012 17:28 Pan American Silver’s revenues up 20% in Q1
May 24, 2012 17:07 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals follow euro higher in LME kerb
May 24, 2012 15:26 Copper products sales in Brazil hit record $8.6bn

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Lead & Zinc

May 24, 2012 17:28 Pan American Silver’s revenues up 20% in Q1
May 24, 2012 17:07 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals follow euro higher in LME kerb
May 24, 2012 13:48 Base metal prices stable in LME officials as euro plateaus

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Comment & Analysis

COMMENT: Keep calm and carry on?

The decision of the Indonesian government last week to uphold the ore export ban and taxes from May 6 has failed to calm the nervous market. So far, both producers and buyers have displayed an impressive tolerance level to the export uncertainty. But how long will their patience last?
LORD COPPER: Are banks losing their influence in metals?

In recent times, the nature of the metal market has developed in a particular way; the days of independent, mostly partnership, brokerages have gone.
COMMENT: 'Certain parties' and the future of the LME

You produce and trade copper in China, the country that is the world's largest producer and consumer of the red metal.

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Poll of the week

To what extent has the handling of the MF Global bankruptcy, UBS’ rogue trading scandal and now JP Morgan’s harpooning of the London Whale damaged your confidence in the City as a global financial hub?

Not at all – these events could have happened anywhere
Slightly – large losses and the slow recovery of client cash suggest the regulatory framework could be stronger
Moderately – These events show global banks are using London to take risks they couldn’t take anywhere else
Drastically – I’ll be in Singapore by the end of the week