Metal7h
Power Battery Installations TOP 15 New Trends Overview! Has the Industry Direction Changed?
A research report by Haitong International stated that in the future, as raw material costs in the lithium battery industry ...
Metal22h
Supply and Demand Shifts Continue to Exert Pressure, High-Nickel Pig Iron and Pure Nickel Prices Face Downward Pressure
In this week's metal market, the price of high-nickel pig iron (NPI) continued to be under pressure. According to specific ...
Metal5h
US Fed Lowers 2025 Rate Cut Expectations, Copper Prices Decline as Import Window Widens [SMM Analysis]
Macro side, last week, the US Fed lowered the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points as expected.
Metal5h
China's November Import Share of Non-Registered Copper Cathode Revealed! Nearly 60%! [SMM Analysis]
From January-November 2024, China's imported copper cathode totaled 3.368 million mt, up 5.29% YoY.
Metal6h
Domestic Ingot Supply Remains Tight, Lead Prices May Rebound After Hitting Lows [SMM Lead Morning Meeting Summary]
Domestic Ingot Supply Tightens, Lead Prices May Rebound After Testing Lows] China's December LPR remained unchanged for two consecutive months, and the industry expects monetary policy adjustments to ...
Metal6h
Codelco's November copper production was up 18% YoY but did not meet the month's expected target.
According to MINING.COM citing Reuters: An internal document obtained by Reuters last Friday showed that Chilean state-owned copper giant Codelco produced 125,500 mt of copper in November, up 18% YoY ...
Metal5h
Continuous Inventory Reduction: Why Has SHFE Copper Not Shifted to a Backwardation Structure? [SMM Analysis]
Recently, the market has seen a continuous decline in inventories, yet the SHFE copper structure remains in a contango state and has not shifted to backwardation.
Metal6h
SHFE Zinc Records a Bearish Candle Without Upper Shadow; SHFE Zinc May Maintain a Fluctuating Trend [SMM Zinc Morning Comment Dec 23]
Last Friday, LME zinc opened at $2,960/mt and initially fluctuated upward above the daily moving average, reaching a high of $2,997.5/mt. Subsequently, during a period of fluctuating downward movement ...
Metal5h
Domestic Ingot Supply Remains Tight, Lead Prices May Rebound After Hitting Lows [SMM Lead Morning Comment Dec 23]
Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,882/mt, fluctuated widely at the beginning, reaching a high of $9,908/mt, then kept falling, dropping to $9,740/mt near the end of the trading session, and finally ...
Metal6h
US November PCE Data Cooled Across the Board, Copper Prices Edged Up Last Friday Night [SMM Copper Morning Comment Dec 23]
Last Friday night, LME copper opened at $8,892.5/mt, dipped to $8,880.5/mt at the beginning of the session, then fluctuated upward, reaching a high of $8,953.5/mt near the session's end, and finally ...
Metal6h
SHFE Tin Prices Dropped Sharply Last Week, Spot Market Trading Boomed [SMM Tin Morning Comment Dec 23]
SHFE tin prices experienced significant volatility. Last week, SHFE tin prices experienced significant volatility. Specifically, at the beginning of the week, the most-traded SHFE tin contract closed ...
Metal6h
US Fed Inflation Data Lower-Than-Expected, US Dollar Index Weakens, LME Aluminum Bottoms Out and Rebounds [SMM Aluminum Morning Meeting Summary]
Expected, US Dollar Index Weakens, LME Aluminum Bottoms Out and Rebounds] Macro front, the US PCE and core PCE indices were both lower than expected, indicating a slowdown in inflation. This increased ...