Xi Jinping Holds Phone Conversation with US President Trump, Metals Generally Rise, with LME and SHFE Tin Leading the Gains, NYMEX Silver Rises Over 3% [Overnight Market]

SMM June 6 news:

Metal market:

Domestic base metals generally rose overnight, with SHFE tin up 1.66%, SHFE copper up 0.58%, SHFE nickel up 0.28%, SHFE lead down 0.36%, SHFE aluminum up 0.1%, and SHFE zinc down 0.27%. Additionally, the most-traded alumina futures contract fell 1.17%.

Ferrous metals series all rose overnight, with iron ore up 1%, stainless steel slightly up, rebar up 1.15%, HRC up 1.01%. For coking coal and coke, coking coal surged 4.64% while coke gained 1.64%.

LME base metals showed mixed performance overnight, with LME copper up 0.89%, LME aluminum down 0.32%, LME lead down 0.48%, LME zinc down 0.5%, LME tin up 1.07%, and LME nickel up 0.32%.

Precious metals: COMEX gold fell 0.68% while COMEX silver rose 3.31%. SHFE gold dropped 0.46% and SHFE silver climbed 2.89%.

As of 8:25 am June 6, overnight closing quotes

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Macro front

》Xi Jinping held phone talks with US President Trump

Domestic news:

[Commerce Ministry responds to auto industry's cut-throat competition: Strengthens comprehensive rectification and compliance guidance]A reporter raised questions about the automotive industry. Commerce Ministry spokesperson Yongqian He stated that the auto sector is a pillar and strategic industry of the national economy, playing a vital role in stabilizing growth and expanding consumption. In recent years, the Ministry has implemented car trade-in policies and auto circulation reform pilots to continuously unleash consumption potential and cultivate new growth points. Recently, relevant departments organized symposiums with industry associations, research institutions and enterprises to gather opinions for improving auto circulation. Next, the Ministry will collaborate with other departments to enhance market tracking, research and policy guidance, remove circulation bottlenecks, and better meet diverse consumer needs. Regarding current cut-throat competition in the industry, the Ministry will coordinate with relevant authorities to strengthen comprehensive governance and compliance guidance, maintain fair competition, and promote healthy industry development.》Click for details

[Commerce Ministry responds to US steel/aluminum tariff hike: Urges US to stop overstretching national security concept]This afternoon, the Commerce Ministry held a regular press conference where the spokesperson introduced recent key work in commerce. A reporter asked, "The US has increased tariffs on imported steel, aluminum, and their derivatives from 25% to 50%, and the policy officially took effect on the 4th. What comments does the Ministry of Commerce have on this?" Spokesperson He Yongqian of the Ministry of Commerce stated that China has repeatedly emphasized that the Section 232 tariffs are a typical act of unilateralism and protectionism, which have long been ruled by the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism as violating WTO rules. This time, the US has once again raised tariffs on steel, aluminum, and their derivative products, which not only harms others and itself, does not help maintain industrial security, but will also seriously disrupt the stability of the global industry chain and supply chain. The US approach has been opposed by multiple countries. China urges the US to respect economic laws, abandon the zero-sum mentality, stop overgeneralizing and abusing the concept of national security, work with all parties to maintain a rules-based multilateral trading system, resolve respective concerns through equal dialogue, and jointly maintain the stability of the global industry chain and supply chain. 》Click to view details

[Ministry of Commerce: China will approve rare earth export license applications that meet regulations] The Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. A media outlet asked that some foreign enterprises believe that the process for obtaining rare earth export licenses in China is slow, and their enterprises may face production shutdowns. How does China respond to this? In response, Spokesperson He Yongqian of the Ministry of Commerce stated that rare earths and related items have obvious dual-use attributes for both military and civilian purposes, and implementing export controls on them is an international common practice. The Chinese government reviews export license applications for dual-use items in accordance with laws and regulations. For applications that meet the regulations, China will approve them to promote and facilitate compliant trade. 》Click to view details

[Breaking with convention! The central bank will conduct a 1 trillion yuan outright reverse repo operation. What signals does the first "advance notice" release?] The central bank announced that to maintain ample liquidity in the banking system, on June 6, 2025, the People's Bank of China will conduct a 1,000 billion yuan outright reverse repo operation through fixed-quantity, interest-rate tendering, and multiple-price bidding methods, with a term of 3 months (91 days). 》Click to view details

[Latest statement from the CSRC! Relating to strengthening the protection of small and medium-sized investors and supporting the listing of high-quality unprofitable technology enterprises] ① Cheng Hehong, the chief lawyer of the CSRC, stated at the 2025 Tianjin Wudadao Financial Forum that the CSRC will expedite the research and formulation of "Several Opinions on Further Strengthening the Protection of Small and Medium-Sized Investors in the Capital Market" to enhance the level of investor protection; ② Cheng Hehong also proposed that science and technology innovation bonds of high-quality enterprises should be included in benchmark market-making varieties, and support the issuance of REITs for new-type infrastructure projects such as artificial intelligence and data centers. 》Click to view details

US dollar:

The US dollar index fell by 0.04% overnight, closing at 98.75. According to a report by Xinhua News Agency in Beijing on June 5, on the evening of June 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a scheduled phone call with US President Donald Trump. The two heads of state agreed that their respective teams should continue to implement the Geneva consensus and hold a new round of talks as soon as possible. The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in seven months last week, suggesting that the labour market is softening amid intensifying economic headwinds caused by tariffs. Giovanni Staunovo, an analyst at UBS, said that the US non-farm payrolls report for May, due to be released on Friday, could influence the US Fed's interest rate policy, while market focus will also be on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. (Webstock Inc.)

In other currency news:

The Bank of England announced on Thursday that it had allocated a record 68.106 billion pounds (approximately $92.39 billion) in seven-day funds through its weekly short-term repo operations. This figure surpassed the previous record of 64 billion pounds set in April. The Bank of England provides reserves to banks through short-term repo operations while gradually selling government bonds purchased under its quantitative easing programme. (Huitong Finance)

In terms of data:

Today, data to be released includes Germany's seasonally adjusted monthly industrial output rate for April, Germany's working-day adjusted annual industrial output rate for April, Germany's seasonally adjusted monthly export rate for April, France's trade balance for April, the final seasonally adjusted quarterly GDP rate for the eurozone in Q1, the final seasonally adjusted annual GDP rate for the eurozone in Q1, the monthly retail sales rate for the eurozone in April, the annual retail sales rate for the eurozone in April, the monthly leading indicator rate for Canada in May, the seasonally adjusted change in US non-farm payrolls for May, the annual average hourly wage rate for the US in May, the change in US private non-farm payrolls for May, the US labour force participation rate for May, the seasonally adjusted change in US manufacturing employment for May, the US unemployment rate for May, the change in Canadian employment for May, the Canadian unemployment rate for May, and other data. In addition, it is worth noting that Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler will speak at the Economic Club of New York, and Patrick Harker, the 2026 FOMC voter and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will speak about the economic outlook.

In terms of crude oil:

Both WTI and Brent crude oil futures rose, with WTI up 0.64% and Brent up 0.66%. Improved trade relations are expected to boost oil demand, supporting oil prices.

On Wednesday, data showed that US gasoline and distillate inventories rose more than expected, reflecting weak demand in the world's largest economy, and oil prices fell by 1%. On Thursday, Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, cut the price of its crude oil for Asian buyers in July to its lowest level in nearly two months, curbing the rise in crude oil prices. (Webstock Inc.)