US Fed Hawkish Expectations Combined with Easing Middle East Tensions, Aluminum Prices Under Pressure [SMM Aluminum Morning Meeting Summary]
[US Fed Hawkish Expectations and Easing Middle East Tensions Pressure Aluminum Prices] The acceleration of strait shipping resumption, combined with hawkish expectations from the US Fed, is causing the geopolitical premium to narrow at an accelerated pace, and LME aluminum will be under pressure in the short term. China side, the destocking pace is maintained, but the absolute inventory remains at high levels. SHFE aluminum, without new macro bullish factors, follows LME aluminum under pressure. It is expected that aluminum prices will remain in the doldrums in the short term.