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Where are Base Metals Heading in Q3 and Beyond?

The base metals sector of the commodities market moved higher in Q2 2024 and was higher than the 2023 closing level at the end of June. LME zinc led on the upside, while tin posted double-digit percentage gains. Copper moved to a new all-time high during Q2, while all the…

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European Commodities: Sugar Breaks Out, But Will the Rally Hold?

Cocoa and aluminium sell off, while sugar approaches overbought territory.

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European Commodities: Why the Pullback in Nickel Prices Might Be Short-Lived

Cooling tensions in New Caledonia have nickel prices dropping, but the weakness could be short-lived as funds eye an optimal entry point in the critical metal.

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Copper: Is the Correction the End of the Rally?

Nearby copper futures rose to nearly $5.20 per pound on May 20, a new record high. The red nonferrous metal ran out of upside steam, declining below the $4.80 level, leaving many market participants wondering if the spike higher was the end of the nearly two-decade-long bull market.

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European Commodities: Wheat Continues Its Uptrend, But Could Be Ripe for a Pullback

Wheat is starting to look a little overbought, while aluminium pulled back this week - but a breakout from here could be explosive.

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Is Copper Heading for a New Record High?

Copper prices were up over 2% in 2023. In Q1, COMEX copper futures gained 2.99% while the LME forwards moved 3.60% higher. Copper has been off to the races on the upside in early Q2, and it may not be long before the red metal challenges the March 2022 record…

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Chinese Copper Exports Surge Due To Near-Record LME Prices

Chinese copper exports are on the rise driven by near-record high LME prices, impacting global market dynamics.

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Why Now Might be a Good Time to Buy Copper

Copper prices have increased over the past month but are not running away on the upside. Copper is a bellwether metal that many market participants monitor for clues about the health and well-being of the global economy.

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Why Now is Good Time for Investors to Scoop Up Copper

Copper has been consolidating between $3.50 and $4.00 per pound since late April 2023. At just over $3.85 per pound on July 13, now could be the perfect time to begin buying copper as the prospects for higher prices remain compelling.

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Should Investors be Buying the Dip in Base Metals in Q3 2023?

The base metals sector includes copper, aluminum, nickel, lead, zinc, and tin, the nonferrous metals that trade on the London Metals Exchange. While the CME’s COMEX division offers a liquid copper futures contract, the LME is the world’s leading base metals exchange. In Q2, base metals prices declined.

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Base Metals in Q2 and Beyond- Dips to Buy?

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A Mining Legend Says Copper is in the Buy Zone

Copper prices continue to make lower lows after reaching a record $5.01 per pound high in March 2022. The copper market’s technical trend remains bearish, but fundamentals do not support the red metal’s current path of least resistance.

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Copper Update - Pretty Fundamentals and Ugly Technicals

Fundamental supply and demand analysis finds support from technical analysis; the case for higher or lower prices can be compelling. It creates market confusion when they diverge, leading to sudden and potentially violent price volatility. Copper’s fundamentals remain bullish, but the technical picture has turned ugly.

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UK to ban Russian diamonds, US sanctions target major gold miners

Britain published plans to ban imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel on Friday and announced new sanctions against Russia, targeting companies connected to the suspected theft of Ukrainian grain.

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Copper Falls Below $4 per Pound

Many market participants remain bullish on the prospects for copper prices as Goldman Sachs and other analysts continue to call the red industrial metal the new crude oil. Copper is a critical input in green energy initiatives, boosting demand in an environment where inventories have declined, and new production will…

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Q1 2023 and Beyond- Base Metals

The base metals sector of the commodities market includes copper, aluminum, nickel, lead, zinc, and tin forwards that trade on the London Metals Exchange and copper futures that trade on the CME’s COME division. The base metals and industrial commodities sector declined in Q1 2023.

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Base Metals- Q1 2023 and Beyond

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JPMorgan is the unlucky owner of LME's fake nickel shipments

It's the second scandal involving fake nickel in as many months.

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