LIVE FUTURES REPORT 18/01: Base metals have mixed morning after Chinese data release

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange complex consolidated in mixed morning trading on Monday 21 January, while market focus shifted to China’s fourth-quarter data release.

21 January 2019 Amy Hinton

China’s ‘looser’ aluminium winter cuts has limited effect after 7.4% increase in total output in 2018

China produced 35.8 million tonnes of aluminium in 2018, up 7.4% year on year, according to data released by China’s Statistics Bureau on Monday January 21, suggesting the annual winter production cuts did little to slow output in the country.

21 January 2019 Hui Li

SHFE vs LME physical arbitrage 21/01: Copper, aluminium, zinc, nickel

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Monday January 21 *

21 January 2019 Amy Lv

METALS MORNING VIEW 21/01: Metals prices hold up well despite China's weak GDP

Despite weak Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data that showed fourth quarter 2018 growth of 6.4%, after 6.5% in the prior quarter, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part holding up relatively well on Monday January 21, with prices just off slightly.

21 January 2019 William Adams

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 21/01: US-China trade optimism continues to buoy SHFE base metals prices

Base metals prices, barring those for tin, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during Asian morning trading on Monday January 21, with residual optimism over trade talks between China and the United States helping to offset some weak Chinese data earlier this morning.

21 January 2019 Karen Ng

GLOBAL ALUMINIUM BILLET WRAP: Weak fundamentals pressure global spot premiums; participants await Rusal developments

Global aluminium billet premiums were flat or lower on Friday January 18, with market participants citing ample availability of material and lackluster demand as the main reasons behind the moves.

21 January 2019 Justin Yang, Alice Mason, Michael Roh, Renato Rostás

US non-ferrous auto shred price pressured by supply concerns

Pressure is mounting in the non-ferrous auto shred (twitch) market in the United States, with suppliers and consumers in strong negotiations for material next month.

18 January 2019 Bradley MacAulay

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 18/01: Focus on US-China trade talks as nickel rises 1.9%

Prices in the base metals complex consolidated higher at the close of trade on Friday January 18 amid continued optimism about trade talks between the United States and China, and increased bullish sentiment overall.

18 January 2019 Amy Hinton

Alcoa forecasts 2019 alumina surplus on China production rises [CORRECTED]

United States-based Alcoa, the world’s eighth-largest aluminium producer, has forecast a surplus of alumina in 2019 while it increases aluminium metal shipments.

18 January 2019 Amy Hinton

SHFE STOCKS REPORT 18/01: Zinc, copper and lead stocks up due to thin trades ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year

Copper, zinc and lead stocks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up week on week on Friday January 18 in a quiet trading week in China, while aluminum, nickel and tin stocks fell.

18 January 2019 Ellie Wang