CFTC-SEC sign MoU, working to reduce regulatory burden
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are to work closer together while the United States moves to ease the regulatory burden on [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 19/06: Metals prices under pressure after more tariffs prompt risk-off trade
Further threats of US tariffs against China has spooked the markets and three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board on the morning of Tuesday June 19, [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 15/06: Metals mixed but strong dollar a headwind
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part lower on the morning of Friday June 15, led by a 0.6% fall in zinc prices to $3,161 per tonne. While nickel [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 14/06: Disappointing Chinese data weighs on base metals prices
Disappointing Chinese economic data suggests there is little to be bullish about and therefore it is unsurprising that the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 13/06: Metals prices retreat/consolidate after recent strength
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker on the morning of Wednesday June 13, the exception being lead which was up by 0.2%. The rest were weaker [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 11/06: Metals consolidate recent gains, await further developments
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were split into two camps on the morning of Monday June 11, with lead, zinc and aluminium prices moving higher, while the rest [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 08/06: Trade jitters overshadow price sentiment
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange consolidated on the morning of Friday June 8 amid concerns that the latest trade figures from China could stoke further trade tensions. [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 07/06: Mixed start for base metals prices amid increasing trade tensions
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were split into two camps on the morning of Thursday June 7, with copper leading aluminium and nickel higher, while the rest were [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 05/06: Base metals prices pare gains amid lackluster risk sentiment
London Metal Exchange three-month base metals prices pared gains during morning trading on Tuesday June 5, with copper, nickel and zinc prices consolidating lower, while the rest were largely [...]
METALS MORNING VIEW 01/06: Metals prices consolidating, waiting for direction from economic data
Japan’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for May surprised to the upside at 52.8, having been expected to remain at April’s level of 52.5, while China’s Caixin PMI came in at 51.1, [...]
