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Weak Demand and Declining Trade: Asia’s Copper Market Slows
The spot copper market in China and Southeast Asia experienced another week of slowdown, with reduced volumes and increasingly cautious sentiment. In Shanghai, as in the major markets of Southeast Asia, traders appear to have applied the brakes, hampered by stagnant...
A Market Changing Pace: Italian Rebar Returns to Rise
The Italian rebar market has regained momentum. After months of uncertainty, last week marked a new turning point, with at least one producer starting to offer prices as high as €330/t. This level had been missing for some time and better than any statement conveys...
Washington Accuses China: “It Has Been Manipulating Critical Mineral Prices for Decades”
Suspicions have been circulating for years, but now Washington has made them clear: China has allegedly used its dominance over global critical mineral supply chains as an economic weapon, manipulating prices to strengthen its manufacturing industry and geopolitical...
Indonesia Reshapes Nickel’s Future with New Smelting Rules
Indonesia, the global nickel giant, has taken a new step in its long march toward full industrialization of the metal's supply chain. In a move aimed at curbing the export of low-value-added products, the government has officially limited the issuance of new permits...