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Comex copper remained in a fixed range to open the week, with European market participants sidelined for a public holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States copper price suffered another bout of selling pressure on Tuesday May 7 morning, with market participants increasingly pessimistic ahead of the Chinese and American trade talks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The second quarter has begun on a soft note in the copper market, with market participants doubtful that premiums will see upward pressure over the summer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper price was dragged lower in US morning trading on Friday May 10 by an escalation in the US-China trade war, which market participants had previously expected to be nearing a peaceful conclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc premiums in Europe dropped while the backwardation remained wide this week, while lower lead prices increased spot interest in India and Southeast Asian countries, driving lead premiums higher. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fastmarkets' global copper premiums held flat on Tuesday May 7 amid a broadly weak buying appetite, while a dip in three-month copper prices on the London Metal Exchange and easing tightness in copper's forward spreads did little to galvanize the stagnant premium levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper price dipped in US morning trading on Wednesday May 8 with lingering fears over the global trade war pressuring metal prices downward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices failed to recover on Thursday May 9 morning in the United States amid persistent worries over the Sino-US trade talks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices sank further in morning trading on Thursday May 2 in the United States after a 3% selloff yesterday fueled by increased warehousing inflows, weak global data and a stronger dollar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex exchange copper prices recovered in morning trading in the United States on Friday May 3, after the April US jobs report showed strong data, raising spirits in the equity markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper staged a modest increase on Tuesday April 30 morning in the United States amid a weakening dollar and market hopes that a US-China trade resolution is upcoming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A fire at American Zinc Recycling (AZR) plant in Mooresboro, North Carolina, led to a community evacuation after sulfuric acid was released into the air, local authorities announced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shanghai copper premiums remained at their lowest levels in over a year in the week ending April 30 ahead of the four-day Labor Day holiday, while lackluster demand in both Europe and the United States also kept premiums in those markets unmoved on the week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices plummeted during the trading session on Wednesday May 1, with investors bearish before the US Federal Reserve rate decision expected later today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium to be paid on purchases of lead ingots went up in India over the week ended Wednesday May 1, with buying spurred by low exchange rates before the imminent beginning of the monsoon season. Elsewhere, physical zinc premiums remained low in Europe, with sales prompted by record-high backwardations in the forward price. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States' copper market suffered minor losses on Monday April 29 morning amid a lack of business activity and signs that the second-quarter will produce weak demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices recovered from a one-month low during the final weekly session in the United States on April 26, with the dollar once again driving price movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copper premiums in Asia softened this week amid a slump in spot inquiries and a continued contango in the metal's nearby cash/three-month spread on the London Metal Exchange, while continued availability of material in Europe kept premiums there flat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A large backwardation in the cash/three-month spread put pressure on global zinc markets in the week to Tuesday April 23 with premiums in Europe at their lowest levels since 2009; while in the United States, market participants are still awaiting a second-quarter boost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper price inched higher in US morning trading on Wednesday April 24 amid positive signs the United States and China's trade impasse could be approaching a resolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The global refined copper market logged an 8,000-tonne deficit in January 2019, extending the 390,000-tonne deficit seen for the full-year 2018 and lending some support to worldwide premiums and prices, according to data released by the International Copper Study Group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices failed to maintain the previous day's gains amid a surging dollar on Thursday April 25, which is putting downward pressure on most of the base metals prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Freeport-McMoRan posted year-on-year declines in copper output and prices in the first quarter of 2019, due in part to adjustments to shipping schedules in Indonesia as well as lower mill rates and ore grades while PT Freeport Indonesia transitions mining from open pit to underground, the company said on Thursday April 25. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices were dragged lower on Tuesday April 23 morning in the United States, with a surging dollar and concerns over Chinese growth weighing on the base metals complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The copper industry in the United States is still awaiting a measurable change as April nears an end, with the spot market at a standstill and the premium unchanged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US copper market began trading in the red on Monday April 22, with market participants bearish despite a softer dollar and growing optimism of a breakthrough in American and Chinese trade talks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US copper market failed to hold onto Wednesday's gains amid a surging dollar, which weighed on the base metals complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US copper market started the week lower on Monday April 15 despite a softer dollar and optimism that the red metal will remain in deficit throughout 2019. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper price staged a modest rebound in US morning trading on Tuesday April 16 with the market waiting for a new catalyst to sustain solid price direction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The copper market in the United States stands out for global investors amid a backdrop of soft European and Chinese demand while American buyers grow more confident moving into the second quarter - one of the busiest times of the year, when construction demand peaks and the premium market normally gets a bump. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copper premiums in Asia were unchanged over the past week but concerns over a top Chinese importer's liquidation continues to weigh on demand and sentiment in the cif Shanghai market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc and lead premiums were unchanged at low levels globally in a week where forward price spreads for zinc swung to extreme backwardations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper market jumped up in US morning trading on Wednesday April 17 amid positive reaction to a combination of better-than-expected Chinese economic news and a softer dollar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices tumbled in morning trading on Thursday April 11 in the United States amid weak trading volumes and a stronger dollar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper price surged in the US morning session on Friday April 12 amid a falling dollar and upbeat sentiment from Cesco Copper Week in Santiago, Chile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copper premiums in China and other Asian regions softened over the past week after a top Chinese importer sold off cargoes at below market levels. Meanwhile, the US and European copper markets were stable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zinc premiums in China, Europe, the United States and Southeast Asia all remained stable over the past week, with only the US showing solid demand, but lead premiums in Southeast Asia began to slide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Comex copper price inched lower in morning trading on Wednesday April 10 with a stronger dollar and lack of fresh data weighing on the base metals complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of copper in the United States was in negative territory in morning trading on Friday April 5 because of reservations about the China-US trade talks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Continued supply concerns in the US copper rod market have prompted higher offers for material - and put pressure on domestic premiums, market sources told Fastmarkets AMM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices failed to hold onto Wednesday's increase with a stronger US dollar weighing on the base metals complex on Thursday April 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices dipped on Tuesday April 2 morning in the United States amid a stronger dollar, weak domestic data and a lack of follow-through buying from the weekend. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The copper market in the United States has begun the second-quarter with a whimper, leaving market participants waiting for a spring bloom following the disappointing start to the year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copper premiums dropped in China and Europe this past week after weak demand and abundant supply of standard quality cathode led those holding metal to offer at lower levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US copper price rebounded during midweek trading on Wednesday April 3 with optimism of a resolution to the US-China trade conflict boosting the base metals complex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European zinc premiums were unchanged in the week to Tuesday April 2 with a widening backwardation muting buying interest, while in China, the lowering of the value-add tax did not boost the zinc premium there against market expectation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The US copper price built on Friday's momentum with the base metals complex receiving a boost from strong Chinese manufacturing data on Monday April 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Andrew Green has been promoted to executive director of the International Zinc Association (IZA), the trade group said on Monday April 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Treatment charges (TCs) for spot zinc concentrate continued to rise in March with deals over the $300-per-tonne mark made for clean cargoes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The copper market in the United States jumped in morning trading on Friday March 29 amid optimism that the global trade war will soon be resolved, boosting metals prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]