HomeNewsColumnistsGuest columnists Guest columnists Latest from guest columnists EXPERT VIEW: Traded option volatility spike short-lived for copper as August strike expiry nears London Aug 1, 2018 @ 10:43 EXPERT VIEW: RIBs could be a tasty morsel for the LME London Apr 26, 2018 @ 17:47 EXPERT VIEW: Continued aluminium price strength case underlined by bullish traded options London Apr 17, 2018 @ 10:38 Loading... EXPERT VIEW: New contracts, IB membership category key strategies for LME in 2018 London Jan 10, 2018 @ 15:46 DAVIES ON ORES: Manganese ore’s 'FOMO outbreak' gives way to something even scarier London Dec 18, 2017 @ 18:29 OPINION: Position limits - a question of balance London Dec 13, 2017 @ 15:30 After the chrome, manganese ore price explosion London Nov 6, 2017 @ 10:00 A surprising year for base metals sees copper, Al as top outperformers – Jim Lennon London Oct 9, 2017 @ 16:59 TAKEDOWN - Chapter II London Nov 1, 2016 @ 07:00 TAKEDOWN - Chapter I London Oct 31, 2016 @ 07:00 ON THE BORDER: LME's battle for Chinese clients Hong Kong Oct 28, 2016 @ 07:45 INSIDE CHINA: China relies more on domestic zinc concentrate supply Hong Kong Aug 22, 2016 @ 09:45 OUTLOOK: Even the supply tightening looks a bit too thin – Jeremy Goldwyn Los Angeles Aug 18, 2016 @ 15:40 MAJOR MINOR: The lithium market is pushing full-steam ahead, but can traders still get on board? London Aug 8, 2016 @ 15:58 MAJOR MINOR: In the war for market share, it pays to think ahead – way ahead London Jul 25, 2016 @ 12:22 INSIDE CHINA: Slow aluminium capacity restarts will pick up speed, weigh on prices in Q4 Hong Kong Jul 20, 2016 @ 12:42 INSIDE CHINA: Copper output, demand will grow on infrastructure, solar requirements Jun 21, 2016 @ 15:07 IN DEPTH: If cobalt is heading for a bull run, how do you run with it? London Jun 10, 2016 @ 10:55 EXPERT VIEW: China's ambitions for price-setting could run counter to its own interests Jun 9, 2016 @ 10:20 Global steel overcapacity is the trouble, says Red Door London Jun 7, 2016 @ 12:00 EXPERT VIEW: LME’s shift to electronic trading will edge out brokers – Rusal’s Evans Zug May 25, 2016 @ 14:05 MAJOR MINOR: Is it a metal, is it a glass? London May 11, 2016 @ 16:17 COMMENT: It's a resurrection in China, not a dead-cat bounce – Jim Lennon London May 9, 2016 @ 18:05 ON THE BORDER: How to turn clients on to the LME's monthly prices Hong Kong Apr 14, 2016 @ 14:07 ON THE BORDER: If Chinese investors stampede, metals could get trampled too Hong Kong Feb 17, 2016 @ 07:00 Africa – No respite from a ‘commodities winter’ London Feb 3, 2016 @ 15:28 ON THE BORDER: Shanghai takes up mantle as ‘gateway to China’ London Jan 27, 2016 @ 18:06 Prepare for another potential step change at Sudbury London Jan 5, 2016 @ 14:41 MELTDOWN: Chapters I & II London Oct 9, 2015 @ 15:22 OPINION: Why Indian copper smelters will seek higher TC/RCs in 2016 Mumbai Oct 7, 2015 @ 13:50 More news Other columnists Hotter on Metals Lord Copper HOTTER ON METALS: LILO dispute highlights flaw in LME warehouse rules New York Mar 15, 2019 @ 01:28 HOTTER ON METALS: US Section 232 tariffs could fund the border wall, data shows New York Feb 15, 2019 @ 18:10 Loading... HOTTER ON METALS: Japan, Saudi Arabia the winners in US Section 232 exclusions New York Feb 13, 2019 @ 20:52 HOTTER ON METALS: Aluminium’s Section 232 winners and losers New York Dec 20, 2018 @ 16:36 Loading... HOTTER ON METALS: Blockchain is coming New York Dec 19, 2018 @ 15:15 HOTTER ON METALS: The Glencore succession begins New York Dec 13, 2018 @ 22:04 More news LORD COPPER: Valete Jul 5, 2018 @ 18:43 LORD COPPER: Governments risk scoring own goals if they treat EVs as a political football London Jun 29, 2018 @ 11:30 LORD COPPER: Trump’s Dodd-Frank rollback could revive banking’s ‘hokey-cokey’ relationship with metals London Jun 29, 2018 @ 09:15 LORD COPPER: Sanctions, get-out-of-jail-free cards London May 21, 2018 @ 12:45 LORD COPPER: Writing on the wall for Deripaska despite change in US tone on Rusal sanctions London Apr 27, 2018 @ 18:26 LORD COPPER: 'Punishing' Russian sanctions could be felt far beyond Trump’s expectations London Apr 17, 2018 @ 14:08 LORD COPPER: Electric cars are okay, but what about charging? London Apr 6, 2018 @ 10:00 LORD COPPER: Trend-following algos likely to increase volatility til they gain ‘memory’ of markets London Mar 21, 2018 @ 12:16 More news Hotline & Comment DAVIES ON ORES: Manganese oversupply kept at bay but record SA ore exports may disrupt balance London Apr 11, 2019 @ 17:11 HOTTER ON METALS: LILO dispute highlights flaw in LME warehouse rules New York Mar 15, 2019 @ 01:28 COMMENT: Little room for established lithium producers to ignore China London Mar 1, 2019 @ 16:50 COMMENT: Indian local scrap use constrained despite rise in crude steel output London Feb 26, 2019 @ 16:30 HOTTER ON METALS: US Section 232 tariffs could fund the border wall, data shows New York Feb 15, 2019 @ 18:10 COMMENT: Has China started to import pig iron again? London Feb 14, 2019 @ 17:15 HOTTER ON METALS: Japan, Saudi Arabia the winners in US Section 232 exclusions New York Feb 13, 2019 @ 20:52 DAVIES ON ORES: Some brighter spots for manganese after a dismal January London Jan 30, 2019 @ 12:59 More news Editor's pick Chinese scrap importers can apply for quotas from mid-May - CMRA London Apr 23, 2019 @ 12:55 European steel demand growth to slow on trade uncertainties, Brexit - Worldsteel London Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:45 FNV to take legal action against Tata Steel selling HDG line in Belgium Dnepr Apr 16, 2019 @ 16:45 ALUMINA SNAPSHOT: Index plummets 11.3% week on week; Alunorte restart expected London Apr 16, 2019 @ 16:00 NEWSBREAK: SocGen closes prop, OTC commodities business, remains LME ring dealer via Newedge London Apr 9, 2019 @ 15:10 BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 05/04: Cobalt extends recovery; consumers, traders continue restock London Apr 5, 2019 @ 18:30 Volkswagen, Ganfeng sign lithium supply MoU London Apr 5, 2019 @ 18:15 Sigma Lithium signs $30 mln pre-payment with Mitsui & Co São Paulo Apr 5, 2019 @ 17:20
