Metals Prices Rise As US Dollar Weakens
Reuters reports that metals rebounded as the US dollar fell and China demand for metals remains high.
Articles Tagged "base metals"
What lies ahead for gold and industrial metals and minerals in 2011
Mineweb.com reports that there is an expectation of mixed results for base metals in 2011, including lead and zinc.
Base Metals Continue Uptrend
The Street.com reports that there is an expectation that Base Metals, including Lead, will continue their upswing.
Lead and zinc positioned for recovery
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News As the global economy arguably trots down the path to a recovery, the metals are diverging in prices due to differences in their fundamental dynamics. Lead was the second-best performer of the LME metals last quarter, coming in a few percentage points behind copper. Lead gained [...]
Market sentiment wins in price tug-of-war
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News Positive sentiment that spread through the markets during the week edged up most of the base metals. The U.K. benchmark FTSE 100 Index jumped 0.9 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed 2.7 per cent higher in Tokyo. Pessimistic data still came out of [...]
Low zinc and lead inventories threaten price stability
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News Shanghai base metals fell by their daily limits on Friday, chasing steep falls on the London Metal Exchange (LME). The Exchange said it would make an announcement about which contracts would be suspended after the market closed. So far this year, zinc prices are down 52 per [...]
Zinc and lead tumble as base metals fall
By Heather Matthews – exclusive to Lead Investing News Base metals are continuing a downward spiral as the market reacts to the federal bailout plan and the general atmosphere of caution and unease. Base metal prices dropped on Wednesday, as September retail level reports (U.S.) were revealed, detailing reduced purchasing by consumers. After the report [...]
Economic Slowdown Impacts Demand for Lead
The worries over the global economic outlook may see a big impact on base metals including lead. China shut down one of their three mines owned by China’s top lead producer, Yuguang Gold & Lead Co. and still the global lead market was in surplus of 23,000 tonnes in the first seven months of this [...]
Lead and zinc spot prices rise despite market crash
By Heather Matthews - Exclusive to Lead Investing News Current market climate Zinc metal and lead metal spot prices are rising despite significant fear and panic in the investing world. Following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers World Investment Bank, and the Federal Reserve bailout (85 billion) of AIG, many analysts are predicting that more banks will [...]
Market surplus continues to affect lead
By Heather Matthews – Exclusive to Lead Investing News Current market climate Over the past nine months, zinc and lead spot prices have declined 26 per cent as a result of a long-term market surplus that has negated demand for the base metals worldwide. The impact of this surplus is manifesting itself in myriad forms [...]
