1. LME prices fell ahead of today’s Fed interest rate cut, retreating from yesterday’s six-month high of $… per mton.
LME Cash aluminum prices closed today at $… per mton, down… % or $… per mton from yesterday. After climbing yesterday to a fresh six-month high of $… per mton, prices fell today amid profit-taking across the commodity complex ahead of today’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Meanwhile, LME 3M aluminum prices …
2. RERUN: SPECIAL ALERT! – US MW PREMIUM. AS FORECASTED BY HARBOR: MW rally reaches… cent/lb, 2026 fwds trading at deep discounts.
As HARBOR correctly forecasted last June, the MW spot duty-paid premium has rallied from… cent/lb to… cent/lb in less than four months.
3. MATING SEASON – US PFA. NEW VARIABLES AT PLAY: Challenging 2026 PFA negotiations upcoming.
Mating season for 2026 business dealing with North American auto market that lacks…
4. MATING SEASON SERIES – US COMMON ALLOY. BULLISH AWAKENING: US 3105 prices for 2026 contracts coming… to… cent/lb higher y/y.
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5. LME Cash-3M backwardation narrows from the sharpest in five months.
The Cash-3M backwardation eased sharply to $… per mton, from Tuesday’s five-month peak of $… per mton, as the Cash–October backwardation loosened to $…
6. China’s aluminum prices hold near… yuan per mton ($… per mton, ex-VAT).
SHFE front-month aluminum prices closed today’s session marginally lower at… yuan per mton ($… per mton, ex-VAT) , before extending losses in after-hours to…