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: The discretionary destruction of liquidity New York Apr 6, 2021 @ 10:00 HOTTER ON METALS: The LME’s discussion paper dilemma New York Mar 22, 2021 @ 10:00 HOTTER ON METALS: Shanghai, INE copper and the benchmark question New York Mar 15, 2021 @ 11:33 HOTTER ON METALS: Breakbulk is back amid shipping’s container shortage New York Feb 10, 2021 @ 19:42 HOTTER ON METALS: Silver’s bubble trouble from Reddit rebellion New York Feb 2, 2021 @ 20:37 HOTTER ON METALS: Fee differentiator plan aims to drive liquidity New York Jan 21, 2021 @ 02:20 HOTTER ON METALS: Changing LME clearing model could kill the golden goose New York Jan 19, 2021 @ 16:20 HOTTER ON METALS: Covid-19 to kill the LME ring New York Jan 19, 2021 @ 14:06 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 HOTTER ON METALS: The discretionary destruction of liquidity New York Apr 6, 2021 @ 10:00 COMMENT: Could China’s ferro-chrome futures be a game-changer? London, Shanghai Mar 23, 2021 @ 06:20 HOTTER ON METALS: The LME’s discussion paper dilemma New York Mar 22, 2021 @ 10:00 HOTTER ON METALS: Shanghai, INE copper and the benchmark question New York Mar 15, 2021 @ 11:33 COMMENT: What China's possible steel export rebate cuts mean for businesses around the world Singapore Feb 18, 2021 @ 05:10 HOTTER ON METALS: Breakbulk is back amid shipping’s container shortage New York Feb 10, 2021 @ 19:42 COMMENT: Biden’s turn to American manufacturing will boost minerals, metals demand, projects New York, London Feb 4, 2021 @ 13:39 HOTTER ON METALS: Silver’s bubble trouble from Reddit rebellion New York Feb 2, 2021 @ 20:37 More news Editor's pick FOCUS: Brazil steel imports increase amid supply-demand imbalance São Paulo Apr 16, 2021 @ 21:05 COPPER CONCS SNAPSHOT: TC/RCs rebound on slowing smelter buying London Apr 16, 2021 @ 15:38 CIS STEEL BILLET: Mills look for support beyond nearer markets Dnipro Apr 16, 2021 @ 15:29 Furnace failure at MSC Penang tin smelter puts pressure on new Port Klang facility London Apr 16, 2021 @ 11:27 GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Tight supply underpins strong Asian seaborne prices Shanghai, London Apr 16, 2021 @ 11:07 Bullish fundamentals support aluminium premiums, prices across supply chain London Apr 16, 2021 @ 09:55 Gap between seaborne, portside manganese ore narrows more - sources Shanghai, London Apr 15, 2021 @ 16:00 Trade unions at Liberty Ostrava warn of industrial action Dnipro Apr 15, 2021 @ 11:20
