Spot-Futures Price Spread Daily Report: According to SMM data, on July 4, the SMM alumina index had a premium of 75.75 yuan/mt against the latest transaction price of the most-traded contract at 11:30 ...

Philippine nickel ore prices fell as smelter losses limited downstream acceptance of high prices ...

Social Inventory of Zinc Ingot Continues to Increase, SHFE Zinc Falls Slightly] Last Friday, the most-traded SHFE zinc 2508 contract opened lower at 22,340 yuan/mt, with bulls continuing to reduce ...

Macro front, initial US tariff hikes were relatively small, coupled with softening US economic data and temporarily dovish US Fed policy expectations. The US dollar index slumped to a five-month low, ...

Market Concerns Arise as Tariff Deadline Approaches, LME Zinc Prices Fall]: Last Friday, LME zinc opened at $2,739.5/mt. With mixed bullish and bearish sentiments in the early session, LME zinc ...

Last Friday evening, LME copper opened at $9,872/mt, reaching a high of $9,896/mt shortly after the opening bell. It then fluctuated considerably downward, dipping to $9,848/mt near the close, and ...

Triple Pressures Weigh on Aluminum Prices, Low Inventory Support Intensifies Market Game] On the macro front, Trump plans to impose tariffs of up to 70% on multiple countries, coupled with a deadlock ...

Futures Market: The most-traded SHFE tin contract (SN2508) fluctuated rangebound during night session, closing at approximately 267,300 yuan/mt, down 0.60% from the previous trading day.

Recently, supply has decreased in the north and increased in the south. Yunnan entered the rainy season in July, leading to a small amount of capacity resumption. Overall, the reduction was more ...

Brief: US Tariff Risks Intensify, Lead Prices Pull Back After Rising] SMM reported on July 7: Last Friday, LME lead opened at $2,060/mt. With the end of the US's reciprocal tariff suspension period, ...

US Congress Approves Comprehensive Tax and Budget Legislation, Tin Prices Expected to Hover at Highs] On the international macro front, the US Congress has approved comprehensive tax and budget ...

On July 1, the "COSCO Shipping Yangpu" completed its first bunkering of domestically produced green methanol at Yangpu Port in Hainan. This marked the delivery of China's first large-scale methanol ...