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Base Metals at SHFE: Bearish Pressure Amid Speculative Cooling and Mixed Signals from Fundamentals
The morning session on Wednesday, December 30, at the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) opened on a cautious note. Most base metals posted declines, reflecting a gradual easing of speculative sentiment among market participants after recent bouts of volatility. At...
Ocean Freight Rates Between Asia, the United States, and Europe: An Unstable Balance Between Capacity Cuts and Geopolitical Risks
The fourth quarter continues to be a volatile one for transpacific ocean freight rates, with weekly fluctuations reflecting a market that remains fragile but is carefully guided by carriers' strategies. Over the past week, rates to the US West Coast rose 8%,...
A First Quarter of 2026 Amid Physical Tension and Regulatory Uncertainty
The European secondary aluminum and scrap market is preparing to face the first quarter of 2026 in a complex environment, marked by limited physical availability, regulatory uncertainty, and structural changes in international trade flows and carbon pricing. According...
US Stainless Steel Scrap Market in Holiday Mode
The US stainless steel scrap market endured a week of substantial stagnation until Tuesday, December 23, with traders now focused on the holiday season and showing little inclination to close new deals. The widespread feeling among traders, brokers, and processors is...