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Chinese Spot Alumina Prices Continued to Rise
Oct 4, 2016Chinese spot alumina prices continued to rise Thursday as market sentiment remained strong, with the general expectation that levels will test higher after the Golden Week holidays. China will be closed October 1-7 for National Day ...
Tags: alumina prices, refiners
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The Launch of China's First Crude Futures Contract
Mar 21, 2016The plan to launch China's first crude oil futures contract is facing more roadblocks as the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, or INE, comes under government review, a senior official close to the matter said Monday. "The target ...
Tags: Crude Futures, Crude Oil
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China February Consumer Prices up 2.3%
Mar 10, 2016China's consumer prices increased 2.3 percent in February from one year earlier, up from January's 1.8 percent, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate, the highest since July 2014, beat expectations as economists from the ...
Tags: Consumer Prices, inflation rate
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Brent Oil Price Hits 11-year Low amid Oversupply Worries
Dec 22, 2015Brent oil price hit 11-year low Monday as the market continued to be plagued by an oversupply of crude oil and weakening demand. Brent crude for February delivery decreased 53 cents to close at 36.35 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ...
Tags: Brent oil, Oil prices
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Chinese Aluminum: ADC12 Alloy Offers Steady After Recent Fall
Dec 2, 2015Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 held steady after the previous week's fall due to a plunge in the primary aluminum price, sources said Tuesday. Despite the rebound in the primary aluminum price this week, sources ...
Tags: aluminum alloy, ADC12
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China's Spot Aluminum Alloy ADC12 Offers Track Stable Primary Ingots
Nov 4, 2015Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 were steady after the fall last week on the sharp drop in primary aluminum prices, while trade remained thin as there was no significant change in physical buying interest, sources said ...
Tags: Aluminum Alloy, trade, vehicle sales
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China Steel Market Reaction to Interest Rate Cut
May 11, 2015Steel markets in China showed little reaction to the central bank's third interest rate cut in six months Sunday, May 10, with some citing the small magnitude of change as a reason. Spot offers for 18-25 mm diameter HRB400 rebar, a key ...
Tags: Steel Market, Iron Steel
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China Makes Effort to Stabilize Yuan Amid Depreciation
Feb 5, 2015China's central bank seems to have moved to stabilize the yuan despite mounting market sentiment that the currency has been toward the upper limit of its daily trading band for the past week. The reference rate the People's Bank of China ...
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Platts Raised The Weekly CFR China Copper Premiums Assessment to $70-80/Mt Wednesday
Jan 8, 2015Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis inched up as the import-related loss has turned into a profit, while the import interest has generally stayed thin after the New Year ...
Tags: Copper Import, Copper
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Agreements to Buy or Sell The Hushen 300 Index at a Present Value on an Agreed Date
Jan 6, 2015China's stock index futures opened mixed on Wednesday, with the contract for settlement in January 2015, the most actively traded, down 3.6 points at 3,655.8. The contract for settlement in February 2015 opened 0.4 points higher at 3,716.0. ...
Tags: Stock Index Futures, CFFEX
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SHFE Copper Prices Climbed on Wednesday, The Last Trading Day of 2014
Jan 5, 2015Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) copper prices climbed on Wednesday, the last trading day of 2014. The market closed on January 1 and 2 due to the New Year holidays. The most-traded copper contract for March delivery on the SHFE ended at ...
Tags: Copper Prices, Copper
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Spot Import Premiums for London Metal Exchange-Registered Brands Amid Persistent Weakness
Oct 30, 2014Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis generally remained steady but displayed signs of slipping amid persistent weakness in the physical buying interest, market sources said ...
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Offers for Alloy Track Weaker Primary Ingot Prices
Oct 15, 2014Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 tracked weaker primary aluminum ingot prices, industry sources said Tuesday. Platts assessed its weekly China domestic ADC12 price at Yuan 14,800-15,300/mt ($2,415-2,497/mt) ex-works ...
Tags: aluminum alloy, aluminum ingot
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Chinese Spot Alumina Price Rangebound Wednesday
Oct 11, 2014The spot alumina price in China's Henan was rangebound Wednesday at Yuan 2,860/mt ($465/mt) for 70:30 cash and credit payment terms, unchanged from September 30, as the market returned from an extended break from October 1-7 to celebrate ...
Tags: Spot alumina, Mineral
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China Steel Mills Seek Buyers Abroad
Oct 7, 2014China had exported 52.4 million tons of steel as of the end of August, up 36% from a year earlier as low domestic demand has left producers with a massive surplus, Bloomberg reported, citing data the news agency had complied. The price of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel, Steel Rebar