1. LME price declines amid looming US Trade Tariff/Deals announcements; still trading inside the $2,500-2,750 per mton range.
2. UPDATE! – MW PREMIUM. MWP IN EQUILIBRIUM UPDATE: HARBOR’s MW P1020 Duty-Paid Spot Premium in Equilibrium down a bit.
Please find HARBOR’s MW P1020 Duty-Paid Spot Premium in Equilibrium published within the PDF included in our Daily Aluminum Commentary report.
3. ALERT! – NORTH AMERICA PFA. WINDS OF CHANGE: PFA suppliers bearing for now a… cent/lb hit.
4. ALERT! – EUROPEAN BILLET. BABY BULLISH STEPS: European spot billet premiums inches higher again.
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5. SPECIAL ALERT! – EUROPEAN SCRAP. NON-STOP OUTFLOWS: EU may soon Tariff aluminum scrap exports to the US.
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6. RERUN: ALERT! – US UBC. BREAKING RECORDS: US UBCs reach all-time high discount to MWTP of… cent/lb.
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7. China’s aluminum prices retreat from three-month highs as tariff uncertainty resurfaces.
8. LME Cash-3M contango holds near zero, unattractive for inventory financing deals (bearish P1020 premiums).