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商品大师归来

China not only influences commodity markets because of the enormous economic growth of the last decades and the associated demand for raw materials, but, as a heavy weight, it is also trying to pursue a raw material price policy beyond market processes. At one time, it would only take a cough from Alan Greenspan, long-time president of the US Fed,…

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一分价格一分质量

After the correction in nickel prices, which was also explained by an easing in the supply of battery nickel – through the related announcements of the producer Tsingshan – large parts of March and April saw a plateau forming at USD 16,000.00/mt. Since the end of April…

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四月了，四月了——病毒依旧我行我素

The copper price on the London Metal Exchange (LME) moves in spheres which have not been seen in almost a decade. The aluminium future is also on a high level. The increasing recovery in the global economy during the continuing pandemic will certainly play a role, but the speculative interest…

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零和博弈

The party atmosphere in nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) came to an abrupt halt on the 25th February 2021. Within a few minutes the nickel price dropped from USD 19,900/mt to USD 18,700.00/mt, when it had actually been on the brink of breaking the psychological barrier of USD 20,000.00/mt on the upside. An intraday loss of…

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有一种神秘配料叫“Rusakhtj”

The upwards trend in nickel remains intact. Almost like in the textbook, after reaching a temporary high of USD 18,500/mt on 21 January 2021, the market then consolidated again at USD 17,465/mt. From this level the rise in nickel continued, also helped by a…