Tag Archive | "copper"

Zinc and lead chase stock rally

Saturday, November 1, 2008

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News Shanghai zinc opened at its upside limit of 4 per cent on Thursday, chasing the stock rally in the US and London. The rally was inspired by a US rate cut causing a short term bubble in the commodity prices. Later, prices came back to reflect [...]

Low metal prices put lead and zinc firms under pressure

Friday, October 24, 2008

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News Lead and zinc were on par with this week’s bearish market sentiment. Growing evidence that the financial crisis was spreading throughout the globe hit the metals hard; most influential this week was news that pointed directly to a gloomy economic future for metals consuming giant China. [...]

Zinc and lead tumble as base metals fall

Thursday, October 16, 2008

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 [...]

Commodity sell-off affects zinc & lead

Monday, October 6, 2008

By Heather Matthews – Exclusive To Zinc Investing News Despite the passing of the $700 billion Treasury bailout plan, investor confidence remains extremely low as sellers are choosing to offload commodities, including zinc metal and lead metal, at a rapid pace. As of October 6/08, spot prices for zinc and lead have plunged 4.53 and [...]

Zinc And Lead Rally As G7 Countries Plan Market Bailout

Monday, September 29, 2008

This morning, officials from the G7 countries (U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Britain and Italy) held a conference call to discuss potential solutions to the pressing market crisis currently at play in world markets. This tentative plan includes a possible 700 billion dollar buyout of bad debts, including defaulted mortgages and other failed investments, with [...]

Lead and zinc spot prices rise despite market crash

Friday, September 19, 2008

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 [...]

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