With traders evaluating demand forecasts in China, the largest consumer, after the Lunar New Year break, zinc saw a loss of -1.71%, closing at 212.05. Reviving the housing market and stimulating loan demand are the overarching goals of China’s attempt to lower the benchmark reference rate for mortgages. Zinc concentrate production is planned to commence…
China, a major user of zinc, is experiencing a slowdown in demand and the economy, which is reflected in the current downward trend in zinc prices, as was demonstrated by yesterday’s 1.07% drop to settle at 207.6. Setbacks in the Russian zinc market, particularly the production delay at the Ozernoye mine as a result of…
Zinc prices fell -0.91% to settle at 228.45 in December as a result of China’s official PMI dropping to 49 from the previous month, which heightened expectations of further government support. With expectations of early interest rate reductions by major central banks and a more complete economic recovery in China, the world’s largest zinc consumer,…
As a result of increasing metal deliveries into London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses, worries about oversupply caused zinc prices to drop by -0.84%, ultimately settling at 223.5. An abundance of zinc is a cause for concern as the total amount of zinc stored in LME warehouses hit their highest points since September 2021. The shortfall…
A weaker dollar and positive expectations for rising demand propelled zinc’s slight advance of 0.35%, which saw it settle at 227.95. With the central bank and financial authorities promising to provide funding and handle local government debt issues, Chinese officials gave the country’s real estate industry a boost. With a total debt of 92 trillion…
A slight increase of 0.11% in zinc prices was recorded as a result of mounting worries about supply interruptions. These worries have been raised by reports of a fire at the Russian Ozernoye mine project and by the recent halting of mining operations. A fire is said to have occurred at the Russian mine, which…
On expectations of stimulus measures from major metals customer China, zinc yesterday finished up by 0.61% at 215.7. In order to stimulate the economy, China is probably going to further reduce bank reserve requirements and interest rates in the second half of this year. Investors also predicted Beijing would introduce supporting measures shortly to boost…
The price of zinc yesterday increased by 0.67% to 234.1 because the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) predicted that the global market for refined zinc will likely have a deficit in 2023. The ILZSG predicted that in 2023, there will be a shortage of only 45,000 tonnes, as the demand for refined zinc…
As investors considered the likely course of interest rates, zinc yesterday decreased by -0.87% to 246.15. Although a cut is now mostly anticipated by year’s end, markets are still pricing in a 25 bps increase in the fed funds rate for next month. Williams, the president of the New York Fed, recently stated that the…
On Wednesday, copper prices stayed around $8,350 a tonne as expectations that China’s relaxation of Covid-19 limits will eventually boost demand were countered by an increase in infections that are short-terming consumption.Due to its rigorous zero-Covid policy, which hampered economic growth and caused copper prices to drop as low as $6,955 in July after reaching…
