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US Ferrous Scrap Market Surprising: Price Increases Upend Year-End Expectations
Expectations that the US ferrous scrap market would end the year with a simple "rollover" were dashed when a southern steel mill decided to raise its offers. An unexpected move that immediately changed the climate of the final trading session of the year, transforming...
Copper Premiums in Europe and the United States: A Market Sliding Toward Year-End Calm
The last two weeks have confirmed a progressive slowdown in European demand for copper cathodes, a phenomenon typical of year-end sales but which appears more pronounced than usual in 2025. Premiums for Grade A copper delivered to Germany have shown a slight...
Base Metals Markets Mixed on Shfe: Tin Momentum Leads Session
The morning of Wednesday, December 10, began with mixed performance for base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE). Amid widespread investor caution, tin stood out as the leading performer, recording the sharpest increase of all monitored commodities. At...
Tin, the Metal of the Future: Fitch Raises Price Forecast for 2026
In its latest market report, the BMI research division of Fitch Solutions decided to raise its expectations for tin. The price forecast for 2026 was raised to $35,000 per ton, up from $32,000 previously indicated. This revision is driven by a delicate combination:...