LME Contango widens as signs of oversupply increase; LME prices pressured down by Fed tightening

1. LME prices closed lower ahead of today’s Federal Reserve decision. Fed expects unemployment and demand to deteriorate in 2023 as it further hikes rates above... % (bearish LME prices).

2. LME Cash–3M contango widens to fresh seven-year high amid growing primary aluminum oversupply conditions.

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4. China’s aluminum price still capped by medium-term technical resistance.