Today's news: Yangshan copper premium hit a 2-year high * May aluminum ingot import window difficult to close * thread unilateral market?

Published: May 19, 2020 09:04

Macro news

Mr. Powell: will use all tools to support economic recovery to keep interest rates near zero

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council: to formulate a new round of national medium-and long-term scientific and technological development plan

Metal news

Exuberant demand for imported copper [SMM analysis] the premium of imported copper hit a new high in recent 2 years.

Hu [SMM Analysis] Shanghai Aluminum has gone its separate ways. Shanghai Aluminum is short-term strong. It is difficult to close the import window in May.

[SMM Analysis] the spot market of stainless steel mills is calm when the unit price increases by 300 yuan per ton in June.

The spot price of SMM thread has risen sharply, has the thread one-sided market come?

The import quota of the seventh batch of scrap copper and aluminum in 2020 will be announced.

Mining activities in Ecuador are resumed after being interrupted by an epidemic.

Vale has resumed shipping operations at the Malaysian logistics center.

Analysis of the impact of the intensification of epidemic situation in India and Brazil on the Iron Ore Market

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