US Tariff Policy Pressures Metal Prices; Spot Market Transactions Nearly Stalled [SMM Tin Morning Brief] Recently, former US President Trump claimed that the US government is considering imposing a 10 ...
In Q4, Freeport's average realized copper price rose 9% to $4.15 per pound, but copper production declined approximately 5% YoY to 1.04 billion pounds. The company expects copper sales in 2025 to ...
This week, the weekly operating rate of alumina continued to fluctuate at highs, with no significant reduction in alumina supply observed. As the Chinese New Year break approaches, spot alumina ...
Trump Urges US Fed to Cut Interest Rates Immediately; Aluminum Prices Rebound Slightly Due to Macro Impact] Macro side, on Thursday, Trump called for an interest rate cut. Additionally, US jobless ...
Trump Calls for Interest Rate Cut but Tariff Policy Remains Unclear; Copper Prices Edge Up Overnight] Macro side, Thursday's data showed that new US jobless claims rose only slightly last week, ...
Trump to Demand Immediate Interest Rate Cut, LME Zinc Records Three Consecutive Losses] Overnight, LME zinc opened at $2,892.5/mt, then quickly reached a session high of $2,894.5/mt. Subsequently, LME ...
Comment] Overnight, US President Trump stated that he would ask the US Fed to immediately cut interest rates and urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices. Trump signed an executive order to ...